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U.S. FDA Approves New Indication for Merck’s PREVYMIS® (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

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FDA Approves New Indication for Merck’s PREVYMIS® (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Source link: [link]

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An Evolving Regulatory Environment for Rare and Orphan Diseases

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A rare, or orphan, disease by definition affects a small percentage of the population — fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. But the numbers add up, and taken together, rare diseases impact an estimated 30 million Americans. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The FDA Since 1983. FDA Expedited Programs.

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Biogen’s Statement on the Final National Coverage Determination for Amyloid-Beta Targeting Therapies for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

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This unprecedented CMS decision effectively denies all Medicare beneficiaries access to ADUHELM ® (aducanumab-avwa), the first and only FDA-approved therapy in a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs. It may also limit coverage for any future approved treatment in the class.

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Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify endometrial cancer patients eligible for immunotherapy

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer patients. FDA approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel provides clinicians with access to a fully automated, easy-to-use MMR test to identify patients who are eligible for therapy with JEMPERLI.

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Update on US Regulatory Review of Roxadustat in Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

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18 December 2020 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested further clarifying analyses of clinical data, to complete its review of the New Drug Application (NDA) for roxadustat, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor for patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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FDA approves Roche’s Evrysdi for use in babies under two months with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

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Without treatment, infants do not achieve these milestones in the natural history of the disease. “The priority review and subsequent approval of Evrysdi for babies under two months of age speaks to the urgent ongoing need for additional treatment options for babies with SMA,” said Levi Garraway, M.D.,

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First trial participant gets GSK's 5-in-1 meningitis jab

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Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) is uncommon, with country-specific reported cases ranging from 0.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2017. The investigational vaccine has the potential to reduce the number of injections and thereby improve completion rates.”.