Approvals

US FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy designation to haemophilia A treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) and Sanofi’s efanesoctocog alfa (BIVV001) to treat haemophilia A.

FDA grants fast track designation for Priothera’s AML therapy

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation (FTD) for Priothera’s mocravimod and allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) combination for post remission therapy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patients.

FDA accepts for priority review Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent sBLA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for priority review in adults with prurigo nodularis.

US FDA approves Amneal’s application for biosimilar

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ biologics license application (BLA) for a biosimilar to Neulasta, pegfilgrastim-pbbk.

Novartis receives EC approval for Jakavi to treat GvHD

Novartis has received approval from the European Commission (EC) for its oral therapy Jakavi (ruxolitinib) to treat patients aged 12 years and above with acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).

Kite’s cell therapy facility gets FDA approval for commercial production

Gilead Company’s subsidiary Kite has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the commercial production at its new CAR T-cell therapy manufacturing facility in Maryland.

NICE recommends Merck’s tepmetko to treat non-small cell lung cancer

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Merck’s tepmetko (tepotinib) to treat adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

EC approves Astellas and Seagen’s bladder cancer treatment

The European Commission (EC) has approved Astellas and Seagen’s padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of urothelial cancer, a bladder cancer type.

Glenmark gets DCGI nod to carry out Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment trial

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals’ subsidiary Glenmark Specialty has received the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approval to initiate the Phase I clinical trial of its new small-molecule, GRC 54276, in advanced solid tumours and Hodgkin's lymphoma patients.