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Lower-Profile Web Intrasaccular Aneurysm Treatment Device Receives FDA Approval

The Pharma Data

based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announced today the FDA Approval of the PMA Supplement for the WEB 17 System, a new addition to the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System for the treatment of intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. The WEB System received its first PMA approval in late 2018.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA conducted the eight-factor scheduling analysis required by the CSA in 2016 and found that marijuana continued to meet the scheduling criteria for remaining in schedule I. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. 53,688 (Aug. 53,767 (Aug. 21 U.S.C. ยง

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules โ€“ PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson 2023 was a fruitful year for drug approvals by the FDA, with a crop of 34 small molecules out of a total of 55 new drugs [1]. link] [3] FDA prescribing information for daprodustat. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 131(5): 311- 324.

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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,โ€ 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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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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The genetic modifier approach: identifying the right target for rare diseases

Drug Target Review

4 For the treatment of rare genetic disorders especially, drugs with genetically supported targets are more than twice as likely to be approved 5 , thereby indicating genetics and genomics can empower companies to develop better drugs. Human genetics evidence supports two-thirds of the 2021 FDA-approved drugs.

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20โ„ข, Pfizerโ€™s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20 (Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) serotypes in the vaccine in adults ages 18 years and older. Following todayโ€™s FDA approval, the U.S.

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