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FDA Approvals: Therapies for Lupus, MS, Cancer and a Genomic Alteration in Pigs

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belimumab (Benlysta®), the first-ever treatment for adults with lupus nephritis (LN) who are currently receiving standard therapy. We at the LRA are thrilled to share this news about belimumab and look forward to future approvals of other lupus nephritis treatment options.”.

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FDA Approves Pfizer Med for Rare Form of Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer ’s Xalkori (crizotinib) for pediatric patients one year of age and older and young adults with relapsed or refractory, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive. Manuel Esteban/Shutterstock.

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FDA Approvals Roundup: Kloxxado, Farxiga, Ferriprox

The Pharma Data

Farxiga received fast track, breakthrough therapy and priority review designations for the current indication. . The SGLT2 inhibitor was originally approved in 2014 to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes in addition to diet and exercise. . Patients in the multicenter, double?blind, blind, placebo?controlled

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US FDA approves Jardiance® (empagliflozin) to treat adults with heart failure regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction

The Pharma Data

Jardiance is the first and only heart failure therapy to demonstrate a statistically significant risk reduction in cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure, regardless of ejection fraction FDA approval marks a significant breakthrough for the approximately 3 million adults in the U.S. and Europe.

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

By Allessandra DiCorato October 11, 2023 In 2011, Robert Manguso was working in a cell biology lab when his mother was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. The team found that deleting the gene Ptpn2 made tumors sensitive to PD-1 therapy, and they published their findings in Nature in 2017.

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Lupus Foundation of America Sees Big Win with FDA Approval of Benlysta for Lupus Nephritis

The Pharma Data

The decision makes Benlysta the first lupus therapy authorized to treat this potentially life-threatening complication of the disease. The FDA first approved Benlysta for lupus in 2011. Up to 60 percent of people with lupus will develop lupus nephritis.

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The genetic modifier approach: identifying the right target for rare diseases

Drug Target Review

Enabling the systematic discovery of these largely uncharted targets can be a valuable opportunity for development of novel therapies. Genetic-based therapeutics hold significant promise in the clinic Despite the growing number of genes linked to human disease, the proportion of genes targeted by approved therapies remains low.

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