Novartis gets FDA orphan drug status for branaplam to treat Huntington’s disease
Novartis has secured orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its branaplam (LMI070) to treat Huntington’s disease (HD).
Novartis has secured orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its branaplam (LMI070) to treat Huntington’s disease (HD).
AstraZeneca’s TAGRISSO (osimertinib) has received acceptance for its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and has also been granted Priority Review in the US for the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after complete tumor resection with curative intent.
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its novel technology platforms to develop and commercialize ready-to-use injectable and infusible drug formulations, announced it was granted fast track designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the investigation of XP-0863 (diazepam non-aqueous injection) for the treatment of acute repetitive seizures.
Astellas Pharma has secured fast track status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop ASP0367/MA-0211 (ASP0367) as a potential treatment for primary mitochondrial myopathies (PMM).
Versantis AG, a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for orphan liver diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a rare pediatric disease designation (RPDD) to its lead product candidate VS-01, an ammonia clearance enhancer, for the treatment of Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD).
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval of Venclexta (venetoclax) in combination with azacitidine, or decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults 75 years or older, or who have comorbidities that preclude use of intensive induction chemotherapy.
Merck announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded label for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL).
Y-mAbs Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for 177Lu-omburtamab-DTPA for the treatment of medulloblastoma, which is the most common type of primary brain cancer in children.
Moderna has announced that it has received written confirmation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that mRNA-1273, the Company’s vaccine candidate against COVID-19, is eligible for submission of an application for a European Union Marketing Authorization under the Agency’s centralized procedure.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ antibody cocktail Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Zaire ebolavirus (Ebola virus).