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JUNE 13, 2024

In April 2024, Ocugen received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to initiate the Phase III liMeliGhT clinical trial for OCU400 for retinitis pigmentosa. Ocugen is currently enrolling patients in the Phase I/II ArMaDa clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of OCU410 for GA secondary to dAMD.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Findings from a two-year placebo-controlled, double-blind Phase II trial showed that Stargardt patients treated with gildeuretinol once a day as a pill experienced a statistically and clinically meaningful slowing of retinal damage over placebo. Alkeus Pharmaceuticals intends to submit a new drug application for gildeuretinol in 2024.

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MARCH 18, 2024

A Phase III trial has shown that compared oral drug delivery, administering levodopa through an infusion pump led to nearly two hours of day (1.72) of additional time in which the medicine reduced symptoms in Parkinson’s patients. There were 381 Parkinson’s patients enrolled in the trial. and Joan A.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Together, Pfizer and Seagen seek to accelerate the next generation of cancer breakthroughs and bring new solutions to patients by combining Seagen’s antibody -drug conjugate (ADC) technology… with Pfizer’s capabilities and expertise,” shared Dr Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. billion of revenue in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Created by The European Organization for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) , this globally coordinated event brings together industry stakeholders to advocate for increased access to medical treatment for patients, caregivers, and their families.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

AbbVie has agreed to acquire ImmunoGen and its first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) ELAHERE ® (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx), for a total of approximately $10.1 The antibody-drug conjugate is the first to be approved for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) and show meaningful survival benefit for this form of the disease.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Currently under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), KarXT is expected to launch in the US in late 2024. The drug is also undergoing trials both for adjunctive therapy to existing standard of care agents in schizophrenia and for the treatment of psychosis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug for desmoid tumours (desmoid fibromatosis), an oral gamma secretase inhibitor. According to the FDA, this clinical trial evaluated 142 adult patients with progressing desmoid tumours not suitable to surgery.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Novartis has released new data from the first and only Phase III study to demonstrate significant proteinuria reduction by targeting the complement system in patients with the rare kidney disease IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Fabhalta was given a positive opinion from the CHMP of the EMA in March 2024, according to Novartis.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Roche’s twice-yearly, 10-minute subcutaneous injection of OCREVUS ® (ocrelizumab) has shown significant promise for patients with either with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis (RMS or PPMS). percent had no relapse) in patients through 48 weeks of the treatment. No new safety signals were identified for OCREVUS SC.

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APRIL 12, 2024

There has been a “notable” rise in licensing agreements for innovator drugs incorporating clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based technology for gene therapies over the past five years, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData. These agreements have amassed a total deal value of $21 billion.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has approved Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) as a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab). He added that the approval of Wezlana “could have a meaningful impact for patients managing their disease.” US sales of Stelara totalled $6.4

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JANUARY 5, 2024

“ Treatment with evenamide as an add-on to antipsychotics in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) patients has produced benefits that have never been reported before,” Ravi Anand, Newron’s Chief Medical Officer shared. This is compared to daily dosing, therefore helping to reduce the peak to trough variation patients can experience.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

When the edited cells are transplanted back into the patients, BCL11A expression is reduced, increasing γ‑globin expression and production of foetal haemoglobin (HbF). This addresses absent haemoglobin A in patients with TDT and the aberrant haemoglobin S in patients with SCD, according to EMA.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Regulatory plans for the cystic fibrosis medicine By mid-2024, Vertex declared that it plans to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration and a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in patients with cystic fibrosis aged six years and older.

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MAY 24, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever redosable gene therapy for the rare skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). VYJUVEK (beremagene geperpavec-svdt) is authorised for DEB patients six months of age or older.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

1 Some five years after the initial NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) contamination issue 2 initially affecting valsartan drug substance, then other active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), eg, sartans, ranitidine, metformin, etc; the toxic short alkyl chain N-nitrosamine issue appears, if not resolved, then well on the way to resolution.

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MAY 23, 2023

The company expects that the proceeds obtained from the deal will extend its cash runway into the fourth quarter of 2024. In 2022, Avrobio’s investigational gene therapy, AVR-RD-04, received a rare paediatric disease designation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Exxua (gepirone hydrochloride extended-release tablets) for adults with major depressive disorder ( MDD ). The major depressive disorder treatment is expected to be available for patients in early 2024.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Clinical trials can offer life saving treatments to patients in need. Food and Drug Administration reported that 75% of clinical trial subjects were white, while only 6% were Asian, 8% were Black, and 11% were Hispanic. In some cases, this could preclude access to drugs otherwise beneficial to patient subgroups.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

SYFOVRE (pegcetacoplan injection) is the first and only treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for geographic atrophy (GA), a leading cause of blindness. SYFOVRE is approved for GA patients with or without subfoveal involvement and provides dosing flexibility via a dosing regimen of every 25 to 60 days.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Akantior was granted Orphan Drug Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat acanthamoeba keratitis. Akantior was granted Orphan Drug Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat acanthamoeba keratitis.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Subsequently, Vabysmo PFS was granted first approval for the conditions by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2024, Roche shared. This simplified administration may thereby help reduce the treatment burden for patients and retina specialists.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Moreover, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for tislelizumab as a first-line treatment for patients with unresectable, recurrent, locally advanced, or metastatic ESCC. The FDA’s target action date is the second half of 2024.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Novo Nordisk has recently completed its six-part ONWARDS Phase III trial, as ONWARDS 5 reached its primary endpoint with Icodec demonstrating non-inferiority in reducing hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) at week 52 in comparison to once-daily basal insulin analogs. Patients had an overall baseline HbA1c of 8.9%

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Donanemab is indicated to treat adult patients in Great Britain with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s. Specifically, it has been granted a marketing authorisation for eligible patients who are apolipoprotein E ε4 (ApoE ε4) heterozygotes or non-carriers.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Boston Scientific’s AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) has been granted approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) in patients with coronary artery disease. physicians the opportunity to treat their patients with this novel device.”

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 14, 2024

For IgA nephropathy (IgAN), key highlights include the US Food And Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Calliditas Therapeutics’ TARPEYO and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)’s recommendation of a conditional marketing authorisation for Filspari (sparsentan).

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MARCH 14, 2024

For IgA nephropathy (IgAN), key highlights include the US Food And Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Calliditas Therapeutics’ TARPEYO and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)’s recommendation of a conditional marketing authorisation for Filspari (sparsentan).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In June, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee (PDAC) rejected 1 Lykos Therapeutics’ psychedelic new drug application (NDA) for midomafetamine (MDMA) capsules used alongside MDMA-assisted therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Neobiosis’ investigational new drug (IND) application for ViXome to treat post-Covid-19 syndrome (also known as long Covid). We are eager to confirm our preclinical data in the clinic and expect to begin enrolling patients in Phase I during the second quarter of 2024.”

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MAY 25, 2023

Celltrion USA has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Humira (adalimumab) biosimilar, Yuflyma (adalimumab-aaty) , for multiple indications. It will be offered to patients in prefilled syringe and autoinjector administration options.

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JUNE 15, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Ipsen’s supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for the Onivyde regimen as a first-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) patients.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JUNE 27, 2023

Hervé Affagard (HA): Developing microbiome therapeutics as well as every other new therapeutic modality comes with several challenges that need to be addressed carefully to ensure patient safety and maximise the potential benefits of these treatments. Conversely, in the US, it has always been clear and regulated as a drug.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The biologic treatment was granted approval as Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2024. In August 2024, Eisai/Biogen’s anti-Aβ mAb Leqembi (lecanemab) became the first [disease-modifying therapy] to be approved for [Alzheimer’s] in the UK”.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Last month, Arexvy received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) for the same indication. overall efficacy against RSV-LRTD in adult patients. The vaccine will be available before the 2023/2024 RSV season, which begins later this year.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Neuronascent plans to start a potential Phase II trial of its neurorestorative agent NNI-362 in Parkinson’s disease in H1 2024, said CEO Judith Kelleher-Andersson in an interview with P harmaceutical Technology. The potential Phase II trial in Parkinson’s disease will recruit between 75 and 100 patients, said Kelleher-Andersson.

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