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AbbVie and Genmab on Wednesday announced the FDA has expanded the label of their bispecific antibody Epkinly, allowing it to be used in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.
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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.
The upheaval of the Health and Human Services workforce and leadership leaves much to be desired in terms of delivery, recently retired FDA Chief Information Officer Vid Desai tells BioSpace, but the regulatory agency is evolving to be more open to much needed change.
Having seen Congress spend money to onshore semiconductor production, pharma groups are pushing for similar incentives for domestic drug manufacturing.
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Judge Zahid Quraishi on Thursday appeared unconvinced by the pharmaceutical companies’ arguments that the Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program violated the U.S. Constitution.
The FDA’s busy week ahead involves three decision dates for potential industry firsts and a highly anticipated advisory committee meeting for two CAR-T therapies.
President Joe Biden has proposed expansions to the Inflation Reduction Act, including an increase in the annual number of prescription drugs that would be subject to price negotiations to 50, up from 20.
The recently launched company shared two posters at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual conference this week ahead of a March 21 PDUFA date.
Separate challenges exist for companies developing gene therapies for rare and common cardiovascular conditions, experts told BioSpace.
Despite its overall survival and disease progression benefits, the U.K.’s drug cost watchdog has declined to recommend AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu due to a lack of cost-effectiveness.
Examining 50 existing drugs, researchers find that the IRA could cause drug developers to shy away from pursuing subsequent indications for their marketed drugs, thereby reducing the number of new approvals.
Pfizer’s oncology strategy to build up its biologics portfolio and dramatically reduce small molecules was influenced by the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price negotiation provisions.
A federal court in Delaware ruled Friday that the pharma company had no “entitlement” to any price above what the buyer is willing to pay.
The FDA and CDC warned Thursday of a small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after immunization with respiratory syncytial virus vaccines from GSK and Pfizer.