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With five CDER leaders in one year and regulatory proposals coming “by fiat,” the FDA is only making it more difficult to bring therapies to patients.
The record-setting government shutdown was just the latest blow to the U.S. biopharma industry. When science funding becomes a casualty of political gridlock, we lose valuable talent, erode public trust and jeopardize our position as a global leader in innovation.
Representatives from companies such as Sanofi and Forge Biologics point to the potential for PreCheck to drive activation of idle production capacity and help companies that are already building plants.
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The company said it’s preparing to file a New Drug Application with the FDA on the strength of late-stage study data for its investigational RNA-targeted donidalorsen in patients with hereditary angioedema.
An FDA advisory committee will meet to review J&J and Legend Biotech’s supplemental BLA for Carvykti for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients who have undergone at least one prior line of therapy.
Although the FDA did not outright say there is a causal secondary malignancy relationship, it asked BMS, Gilead, J&J and Novartis to add warnings to the labels of six CAR-T therapies noting the potential risks.
As with any new year, 2024 presents new possibilities; though new and existing challenges are also poised to shape its trajectory. BioSpace reflects on the recent JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and future outlook with key opinion leaders who share their thoughts on the economic climate.
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Johnson & Johnson’s small molecule FGFR kinase inhibitor is now indicated for patients with susceptible FGFR3 mutations who progressed after at least one line of systemic therapy.
The regulator concluded that Prolia (denosumab) increases the risk of severe hypocalcemia, which may result in hospitalization and could trigger life-threatening events or even lead to death.
Amit Dagar, a former Pfizer employee, was found guilty of insider trading by a federal jury in New York involving clinical trial results for COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid that he profited from.
The pharma execs may be served with subpoenas to appear before the Senate health committee to explain why their products are much more expensive in the U.S. than in other countries, according to chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders.
A legislative proposal, if passed into law, could cost the United States up to 1.2 million jobs and lead to more than 130 fewer FDA approvals over a 10-year period, according to a new report.
CBER Director Peter Marks recently spoke in favor of single-arm trials in certain situations, but clinicians and ethicists say there are several variables to consider.