FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This Guidance explicitly excludes gene therapies (a change from the draft guidance), but instead makes reference to a separate guidance that has been in place since 2020 titled Considerations for Long-Term Clinical Neurodevelopmental Safety Studies in Neonatal Product Development.

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New Drug Approvals

DECEMBER 24, 2023

1] It was developed to treat hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca. [2] Ionis Pharmaceuticals. “Characteristics of Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis-Polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) in NEURO-TTRansform, an Open-label Phase 3 Study of Eplontersen” Neurology and Therapy.

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Eye on FDA

AUGUST 4, 2021

Below is a chart that looks at 3 numbers – the number of AdComms; the number of new molecular entities approved each year, and the number of drugs that had breakthrough therapy designation. The most active of these committees with vacancies this year has been the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

JUNE 18, 2023

This has opened new opportunities in pharmaceutical drug development, such as the ability to evaluate large complex databases and to integrate information in useful ways. One exciting application of these technologies is the use of in silico trials in the development of novel therapies for rare diseases.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

HK) (“Pharmaron”), a fully integrated contract research and manufacturing organization offering laboratory, CMC and clinical development services for the life science industry, announced today that it has acquired 100% of the equity of Absorption Systems for up to US$137.5 BEIJING–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Pharmaron Beijing Co.,

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The award honors McHutchison’s work in developing life-changing and curative therapies for patients with the hepatitis C virus. formed a Partnership Advisory Committee comprised of former multi-national pharmaceutical veterans and industry leaders. Processa Pharmaceuticals – Michael Floyd was named COO of Processa.

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New Drug Approvals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

4] [6] Aticaprant was originally developed by Eli Lilly , was under development by Cerecor for a time, and is now under development by Janssen Pharmaceuticals. [2] 2] As of July 2022, it is in phase 3 clinical trials for major depressive disorder. [2] 2] As of July 2022, it is in phase 3 clinical trials for major depressive disorder.

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

Title Type Comments Close Key Information and Facilitating Understanding in Informed Consent Guidance for Sponsors, Investigators, and Institutional Review Boards Draft Guidance April 30 Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft Guidance May 13 Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the (..)

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 6, 2023

CDER is the FDA office in charge of reviewing pharmaceuticals and therapeutic biologics. As such, it doesn’t review things like vaccines, blood products or gene therapies – those products are instead reviewed by CBER.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

1 Quality of life was comparable between treatment arms per Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Prostate (FACT-P Total). v] ERLEADA ® is being studied in five Phase 3 clinical trials. . ‡ Grade 3/4 treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported in 63.3 percent of patients in the combination arm versus 56.2 10 months.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, this approach is generally no longer applicable to new treatments that are more targeted in their effects, such as immunotherapies and targeted small molecule therapies. LILLIAN SIU, an oncologist and clinical trialist at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, was a panelist on the day’s second session.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

October 2023 Amendments to the Final Rule Regarding the List of Bulk Substances That Can Be Used to Compound Drug Products in Accordance With Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Proposed Rule) FDA has issued a regulation creating a list of bulk drug substances (active pharmaceutical ingredients) that can be used to compound (..)

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The Anticancer Fund

JUNE 7, 2022

Ritonavir-Boosted Exposure of Kinase Inhibitors: an Open Label, Cross-over Pharmacokinetic Proof-of-Concept Trial with Erlotinib Published in Pharmaceutical Research This paper reports on an innovative way for using existing non-cancer drugs to reduce the dose and to potentially improve efficacy of approved expensive anticancer drugs.

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Agency IQ

JUNE 2, 2023

Start Date End Date Event Event Type Center 06/05/2023 06/09/2023 Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) Annual Conference 2023 Virtual CDER 06/07/2023 06/08/2023 Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement Pilot Program Workshop: Novel Endpoints for Rare Disease Drug Development Public CDER 06/07/2023 06/08/2023 RDEA Pilot Program 2023 Public Workshop Workshop (..)

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Agency IQ

OCTOBER 27, 2023

WUSF / AgencyIQ November 1 Initial deadline for NDSRIs Under a 2023 guidance document, the FDA has recommended that pharmaceutical companies assess Nitrosamine Drug-Related Substance Impurities for their products by November 1, 2023, with confirmatory testing due by August 1, 2025.

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JULY 8, 2024

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2023

TOP NONCLINICAL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES eBook : Safety Assessment for Ophthalmic Products Designing preclinical studies for ocular therapies take a lot of deliberation. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Watch the video. TOP MANUFACTURING AND ANALYTICAL RESOURCES The Altascientist : Issue No.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

These topics include administrative, advanced manufacturing, the Animal Rule, antimicrobials, biosimilars, blood products, breakthrough devices, cell and gene therapy products, CGMP, clinical pharmacology, clinical trials, clinical/medical guidance, combination products, communication, compounding, cybersecurity, device software, digital health technologies, (..)

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MARCH 1, 2024

EPA March 1 FDA Budget FDA’s budget authority will expire as of midnight on March 1 POLITICO March 5 Lawsuit (Vanda vs. FDA) FDA required to have resolved dispute with Vanda Pharmaceuticals or hold a hearing. The following PDUFA dates were obtained from publicly available sources.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Löbenberg is a director of XPhyto and is the founder and director of the Drug Development and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Psilocybin has recently been designated twice as a “breakthrough therapy” by the U.S. About XPhyto Therapeutics Corp.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

12/29/2023 FDORA, Section 3602 Clinical Trials Modernization : FDA is directed to require the submission of a “diversity action plan” for all Phase 3 clinical trials of new drugs. ” The report will also cover Federal agency roles in addressing vulnerabilities and statutory limitations.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Legal Deadline March 7 Considerations for the Development of CAR T Cell Products FDA CBER March 15 Patient Listening Session: Patients with ADHD FDA March 22 Patient Listening Session: Patients with ADHD FDA March 25 Deadline to participate in the Quality Management Maturity Program Pilot.

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