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FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder

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SKYSONA has become the first FDA approved therapy to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). Nearly half of patients who do not receive treatment die within five years of symptom onset.

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FDA approves study into CAR-T associated cytokine storm

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead to CytoAgents to initiate a US Phase Ib/IIa clinical trial investigating CTO1681 for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in lymphoma patients receiving CAR-T cell therapy. CytoAgents anticipates the clinical trial to launch at its first trial site in the summer of 2023.

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FDA Approves

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA -mutated ( BRCA m) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Patients should be selected for therapy based on an FDA-approved companion diagnostic for LYNPARZA. In the U.S.,

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Janssen submits EMA filing for bladder cancer treatment 

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6,7 “For patients with advanced UC, including FGFR-driven tumours, outcomes remain poor and treatment options are limited; therefore, there is a need for novel, targeted therapies,” said Martin Vogel, EMEA Therapeutic Area Lead Oncology, Janssen-Cilag GmbH. “We Erdafitinib for the treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. J Clin Med.

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FDA Approves Pfizer’s NGENLA™, a Long-Acting Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

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FDA Approves Pfizer’s NGENLA™, a Long-Acting Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency NEW YORK & MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pfizer Inc. 1,2 Without treatment, children will have persistent growth attenuation, a very short height in adulthood, and puberty may be delayed.

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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

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In addition, as part of the label update, this indication has been revised to be for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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months after initial treatment. Moderna recently secured FDA approval for the first mRNA vaccine to treat something other than Covid-19 – it’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine mRESVIA (mRNA-1345). Ultimately it will contribute to survival rates improving continually over the next decades and more.”

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