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        In three draft guidance documents, the FDA has laid out pointers to help companies craft better drug development programs and drug applications.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        Drug pricing criticism often fixates on a price at a single point in time but drug pricing is never static.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Cell and gene therapy experts question where the FDA designation fits in an environment that features a range of intersecting regulatory perks.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        As industry leaders gather at the annual event in Phoenix, the cell and gene therapy space remains in a state of flux, with M&A activity and regulatory support signaling momentum while commercialization challenges continue to hinder broader investor interest. 
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        After moving the manufacturing of a CAR T drug that was part of its ImmPACT Bio acquisition to Washington, Lyell Immunopharma is closing its Los Angeles manufacturing facility, eliminating dozens of jobs there.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        RFK Jr. as HHS head is perhaps President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet pick now that Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as nominee for Attorney General. With Dr. Oz tapped to lead CMS and maybe Marty Makary at the FDA, it’s going to be quite the show.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        Last month, investors’ hopes were dashed as Replimune suggested alignment had not yet been reached with the FDA on RP1’s future. Now, the regulator has accepted a refiled application after all.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Ivonescimab’s progression-free survival data in non-small cell lung cancer bode well for an upcoming overall survival readout, according to Truist analysts, who noted that “OS is likely to be statistically significant” in favor of the PD-1/VEGF bispecific.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Several sources are speculating that the potential buyer could be Eli Lilly, despite the breakdown of the pharma’s partnership with Nektar over atopic dermatitis therapy rezpeg. 
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Rybelsus can now be used as a primary or secondary prevention pill to lower the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in at-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Glaukos’ Epioxa allows cross-linking therapy for keratoconus without requiring an incision. The biotech expects to launch the drug early next year.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Recent headlines proclaim a ‘potential’ or ‘functional’ cure for multiple myeloma, but the fight against the disease must continue.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        After a chaotic year that has seen the attrition of over half the FDA’s senior leadership, many of these individuals have landed new roles—at Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Iovance and more. The FDA’s loss, it seems, is largely the pharmaceutical industry’s gain.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz clarified that a deal has not yet been sealed with the manufacturer of semaglutide, Novo Nordisk, or any other GLP-1 drugmaker.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Roche will gain worldwide rights outside of the Greater China region to Hansoh’s HS-20110, an antibody-drug conjugate in early-stage development for colorectal cancer.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher awards companies that align with specific national priorities—such as boosting domestic manufacturing and lowering drug prices—with faster reviews and more frequent interactions with the FDA.