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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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Topical Gene Therapy FDA-Approved for Severe Skin Disease, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

PLOS: DNA Science

The newest FDA-approved gene therapy treats the severe, skin-peeling condition dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The gene treatment has been a long time coming, but it differs from the handful of other approved gene therapies: it isn’t a one-and-done. This DNA Science post from 2018 traces the history of the efforts.

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Lower-Profile Web Intrasaccular Aneurysm Treatment Device Receives FDA Approval

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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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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?

Eye on FDA

When Breakthrough Therapy (BT) designation is granted, then the drug gets Fast Track status and receives more intensive guidance – which can begin as early as Phase I clinical trials. Fewer meetings – more approvals.

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UNION therapeutics A/S receives FDA approval for IND of oral next generation PDE4-inhibitor (orismilast) for investigation in plaque psoriasis

The Pharma Data

7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — UNION therapeutics A/S ( UNION ) today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Investigational New Drug program (IND) for oral orismilast; a next generation PDE4-inhibitor for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults. 2018)2: Menter MA, Armstrong AW, Gordon KB, Wu JJ.

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

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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 today’s FDA approval, the U.S.

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Where's the Synthetic Blood?

Codon

However, the subsequent death of another patient thrust Denys into a contentious trial. Despite the high costs, researchers in Kyoto generated enough cultured platelets in 2022 to transfuse a 55-year-old woman for an initial human trial. The results of the trial are expected at the end of 2024. Data from Rousseau G.F.