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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

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The approval is the result of a long advocacy campaign to convince the FDA to approve the treatment prior to completion of an ongoing Phase III trial. . “We In June 2016, the Association provided Amylyx, the producer of AMX0035, with a $750,000 grant for a clinical trial pilot.

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Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits

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billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs whose clinical benefits have yet to be confirmed by the Food and Drug Administration, a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests. billion on 36 of these drugs across 55 indications in 2019. federal government spent an estimated $1.8

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How to advance AAV-based gene therapies

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We’re beginning to see their potential come to fruition, with the FDA having approved three treatments as of January 2023 — for retinal dystrophy 1 spinal muscular atrophy, 2 and haemophilia B.

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FDA Approves Roche’s ENSPRYNG for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

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First and only FDA-approved subcutaneous treatment option for anti-aquaporin-4 antibody positive NMOSD that can be self-administered by a person with NMOSD or a caregiver every four weeks. First and only approved therapy for NMOSD designed to target and inhibit interleukin-6 receptor activity, using novel recycling antibody technology.

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Hanmi Pharmaceutical expects U.S. FDA approval for 2 new drugs

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LAPS Triple Agonist (HM15211), a triple agonist, has demonstrated a fatty liver reduction effect of 50% or greater through the recent clinical trials in U.S. Poziotinib , which succeeded in clinical trials for HER2 mutated non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC) patients last year, is planned to be submitted to the U.S.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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In 2023, the company revealed data from a Phase III trial which showed that its vaccine candidate DCVax-L more than doubled overall survival in glioblastoma patients. She founded Neuroute in 2019, with the aim of empowering patients from diverse backgrounds to participate in drug trials.

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Kite Receives U.S. FDA Approval of New State-of-the-Art CAR T-Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Maryland

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The site will produce Kite’s FDA approved CAR T-cell therapy used to treat blood cancer. Kite began construction of the 275,000 square foot facility in Maryland on 20 acres in 2019. Kite therapies are available at over 275 ATCs around the world, including more than 110 leading cancer hospitals in the U.S.