Approvals

Daiichi Sankyo receives approval for ENHERTU in Japan

Daiichi Sankyo has received approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for ENHERTU (trastuzumab deruxtecan), a treatment for adult patients with HER2 low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) unresectable or recurrent breast cancer after prior chemotherapy.

FDA grants fast track status to Prestige’s PBP1510 for pancreatic cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted fast track designation to Prestige Biopharma’s PBP1510 (Ulenistamab) to treat unresectable or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Everest gets Chinese approval for Xerava to treat cIAI

Biopharmaceutical company Everest Medicines has received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its new drug application (NDA) related to Xerava (eravacycline) to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) in adults.

China’s NMPA accepts GSK’s drug application review for Nucala to treat SEA

China National Medical Products Administration has accepted the review of GSK’s drug application for Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA).

AbbVie gets positive CHMP opinion for upadacitinib to treat Crohn’s disease in adults

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of AbbVie’s upadacitinib to treat adult patients suffering with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.

EMA grants ODD to Sage Therapeutics’ SAGE-718 to treat Huntington’s disease

European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to biopharmaceutical company Sage Therapeutics’ SAGE-718 for the treatment of Huntington’s disease (HD).

LEO Pharma receives Health Canada approval for atopic dermatitis therapy

LEO Pharma has received approval from Health Canada for Adtralza (tralokinumab) to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD).

China’s NMPA accepts BeiGene’s sBLA for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment

The China National Medical Products Administration’s (NMPA) Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has accepted BeiGene’s supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for tislelizumab to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

US FDA approves Acer’s olpruva to treat urea cycle disorders

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Acer Therapeutics’ olpruva (sodium phenylbutyrate) to treat patients with urea cycle disorders (UCDs).