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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AMX0035, a new treatment for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). million from the ALS Association, raised by the 2014 social media craze the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Another 40 potential new treatments are being investigated. .

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

MR : Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is very effective in treating patients with B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma, where we have six FDA-approved drugs. However, these treatments will eventually fail for the majority of patients, so there is a strong need for better CAR therapies.

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FDA Approves Myovant Drug as First-Ever Oral Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

The Pharma Data

We know from our research that the majority of men prefer an oral treatment to an injection,” Myovant CEO Lynn Seely said. The secondary endpoint for increasing lifespan for patients with metastatic prostate cancer came in at 74% still alive after treatment with Orgovyx compared to 75% of those on Lupron. .

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Where are the hottest drug discovery hubs in the US?

Drug Discovery World

Research spotlight : In February 2023, Duke University co-investigators took a groundbreaking step in the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry macular degeneration through the FDA approval of pegcetacoplan, the first ever FDA-approved treatment for GA.

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An Evolving Regulatory Environment for Rare and Orphan Diseases

Advarra

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Since then, the FDA has significantly changed its approach to rare and orphan diseases. The FDA Since 1983. The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was instrumental in changing the number of orphan drugs approved in the U.S. Before 1983, only 38 orphan drugs had received U.S.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The use of a surrogate endpoint can considerably shorten the time required prior to receiving FDA approval. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. 8,128,929 was submitted on December 8, 2016 (Docket No.

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Top 2020 Biopharma M&A Deals

The Pharma Data

That company’s breast cancer treatment Trodelvy, which was granted accelerated approval from the U.S. billion acquisition of Germany-based Myr GmbH, a company focused on developing therapies for treatment of chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV), the most severe form of viral hepatitis. Most Read Today. Source link.

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