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FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder

Drug Discovery World

SKYSONA has become the first FDA approved therapy to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). The post FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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The combination therapy was also shown to reduce the risk of distant metastasis or death by 62% compared to Keytruda alone in these patients. The global Phase III clinical trial is being led by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK and will include around 1,100 people.

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg tablets is being jointly developed with Bayer AG. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S.

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Nasdaq:EIGR), focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for serious rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. PALO ALTO, Calif.,

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Drug discovery hotspots: What is the secret to Switzerland’s success? (p1)

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They developed the molecule, which went on to become Tracleer, a blockbuster drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and Actelion was subsequently acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $30 million. In 2005, Glycart was acquired by the Roche Group and integrated in Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED).

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FDA grants Jardiance® Breakthrough Therapy designation for heart failure with.

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– Designation is based on results from the EMPEROR-Preserved phase III trial, which established Jardiance as the first therapy to show statistically significant improvement in heart failure outcomes in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. vice president, Product Development, Lilly.

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Regeneron Announces Encouraging Initial Data from COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Trial in Hospitalized Patients on Low-flow Oxygen

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29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 3 program in hospitalized patients to continue based on passing futility analysis on ability to reduce incidence of death or mechanical ventilation. As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes.