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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

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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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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

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Collaborators Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life have commenced a Phase I evaluation of BI 771716, their antibody fragment-based treatment developed to preserve the vision of people with geographic atrophy (GA).

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FDA withdraws approval of Oncopeptides’ Pepaxto

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Pepaxto associated with increased risk of death The FDA is alerting patients and health care professionals that a clinical trial (OCEAN, Study OP-103) evaluating Pepaxto with dexamethasone showed an increased risk of death. The FDA has now suspended enrolment in all ongoing Pepaxto clinical trials.

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The regulatory round-up: Eight key FDA decisions

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Orserdu (elacestrant), Stemline Therapeutics The first and only treatment specifically indicated for patients with ESR1 mutations in ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer was approved in the US in February. The drug was granted orphan drug designation by the FDA in May 2021. Here’s a summary.

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Which diseases are poised to benefit from therapeutic antibody development

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billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $106.8 Additionally, interim results from an ongoing Phase I/II trial for Aulos Bioscience’s monoclonal antibody AU-007 were positive, showing that AU-007 is well tolerated in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cancer and there are early signs of anti-tumour activity.

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Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify.

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million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2021. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel, advancing the company’s commitment to personalised healthcare through tests that determine which patients are most likely to benefit from specific and targeted therapies. In the U.S.,

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp

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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp. NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that the U.S.