Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xxxx), which was formerly known as AVXS-101, has been granted priority review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1.
Novartis has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) for its Gilenya (fingolimod) to treat children and adolescents, aged between 10 and 17 years, with relapsing-remitting forms of multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued US Patent No. 10,137,155 related to Vor Biopharma's technology platform.
Teva Pharmaceutical and Celltrion have secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Truxima (rituximab-abbs), a biosimilar to Roche’s cancer drug Rituxan (rituximab), for three non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma indications.
Swissmedic has granted marketing authorization for Octapharma’s new fibrinogen concentrate product fibryga for the treatment of congenital and acquired fibrinogen deficiencies.
AstraZeneca’s respiratory biologic Fasenra (benralizumab) has secured the orphan drug designation (ODD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA).
The Mundipharma network of independent associated companies has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) for its Pelmeg (pegfilgrastim) as a biosimilar treatment to reduce the duration of neutropenia and incidence of febrile neutropenia in adults treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for malignancy for chemotherapy.
The European Commission (EC) has approved Camurus’ weekly and monthly Buvidal (prolonged release buprenorphine) for the treatment of opioid dependence in adults and adolescents from 16 years of age.
Spark Therapeutics and Novartis have secured the approval from the European Commission (EC) for their one-time gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) to treat patients with a rare inherited form of vision loss that could lead to blindness.
Pfizer has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Daurismo (glasdegib) to treat adult patients with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for whom intensive chemotherapy is not an option.
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