Regulatory

The FDA asked Taysha Gene Therapies to dose more patients in a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial before submitting a BLA for its giant axonal neuropathy candidate.
Novartis’ SCD therapeutic Adakveo is under review by the EMA after failing to replicate previous efficacy results in a Phase III trial.
FDA
The FDA approved Merck’s Keytruda for the treatment of stage IB, II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer after resection or platinum-based chemotherapy.
The FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs advisory committee will discuss the merits of Biogen and Ionis’s ALS candidate tofersen on March 22nd.
FDA
Thursday, Astellas announced that the FDA had lifted its clinical hold for the company’s experimental gene therapy trial for late-onset Pompe disease.
The FDA issued a complete response letter Thursday refusing accelerated approval for Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease candidate donanemab.
The neurodegenerative drug development space saw incremental victories in 2022. Leaders from Eisai, Voyager and QurAlis discuss upcoming milestones.
The FDA granted Moderna’s RSV vaccine candidate Breakthrough Therapy Designation Monday.
The FDA approved Eisai and Biogen’s lecanemab (Leqembi) Friday afternoon. It is the second anti-amyloid antibody to be approved for Alzheimer’s disease in two years.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics appoints a new co-CEO as it prepares for a January 11th Type A meeting for ALS hopeful NurOwn.
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