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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Amtagvi (lifileucel), the first cellular therapy indicated for the treatment of metastatic, unresectable melanoma. Amtagvi is the first FDA-approved tumour-derived T cell immunotherapy. Among patients who were responsive to the treatment, 56.5%, 47.8%

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JUNE 23, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapy for the treatment of DMD. The post FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Sotyktu is expected to be available to patients in the US in September 2022.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Eli Lilly’s Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) has been approved in the US for lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). Jaypirca is the first FDA-approved non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor.

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MAY 12, 2023

Otsuka and Lundbeck’s Rexulti (brexpiprazole) has become the first pharmacological treatment to be approved in the US for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the companies’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA).

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JUNE 28, 2023

Verona Pharma has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of ensifentrine for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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MARCH 22, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tryvio (aprocitentan) for the treatment of hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, to lower blood pressure in adult patients who are not adequately controlled on other drugs.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The European Commission (EC) has approved Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with Mektovi (binimetinib) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a BRAFV600E mutation.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (Padcev) in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC). ” Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv was co-developed by Pfizer and Astellas.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Researchers have discovered a clinical drug that sensitises glioblastoma (GBM) cells to radiotherapy and could replace the current standard of care. As an FDA-approved oral drug, the side-effects of cladribine are quite manageable and it has been well evaluated for pharmacokinetics.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this episode, Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Friso Postma, Vice President of AI Drug Discovery at BioXcel Therapeutics.

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MARCH 26, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to half-life extended monoclonal antibody (mAb) Pemgarda (pemivibart, or VYD222) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of Covid-19.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Janssen’s Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) is now available in the US for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) following FDA approval. The European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorisation for Akeega in April 2023.

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JULY 25, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib (Vanflyta) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that is FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD)-positive.

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JULY 20, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorisations to several new therapeutics over the last month that will have a significant impact on areas of unmet need and the evolution of future treatments.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

SpringWorks Therapeutics’ Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) has become the first drug to be approved for desmoid tumours in the US, following the go-ahead from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Today’s approval will offer the first approved treatment option for patients beyond surgery and radiation.”

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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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JUNE 12, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Minoryx Therapeutics’ Phase III clinical trial (CALYX) of leriglitazone, to treat adult male X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) patients with cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD).

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy and Lyfgenia. Casgevy, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, is also the first FDA-approved treatment to use CRISPR gene editing technology.

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MAY 29, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek, a herpes-simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) vector-based gene therapy, for the treatment of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The post FDA approves first gene therapy for rare skin disorder appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this episode, Megan Thomas is in conversation with Dr Friso Postma, Vice President of AI Drug Discovery at BioXcel Therapeutics.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

The top stories: FDA approves Niktimvo for chronic graft-versus-host disease The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved axatilimab-csfr (Niktimvo), a colony stimulating factor-1 receptor-blocking antibody, for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD).

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MAY 15, 2023

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. The company has also announced the initial closing of its second equity round of financing. “We

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APRIL 6, 2023

Gohibic (vilobelimab) has been granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Covid-19 in hospitalised adults. A total of 369 patients were randomly assigned to the vilobelimab treatment group (six 800mg infusions) or the placebo group.

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MARCH 28, 2024

A new drug has entered the arsenal against Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disease that affects boys and is challenging to treat. FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. In 2023, two gene-based treatments became available.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Childhood cancers often have a different biology than those in adults, yet targeted treatment options are mostly based on adult therapies. Only two drugs were approved exclusively for children and young people with cancer by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and five by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2007 to 2022.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The first and only treatment specifically indicated for patients with ESR1 mutations in ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer has been approved in the US.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Airsupra (albuterol/budesonide) has been approved in the US for the as-needed treatment or prevention of bronchoconstriction and to reduce the risk of exacerbations in people with asthma aged 18 years and older. . It is being developed by AstraZeneca and Avillion. .

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

— A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for anti-CD3-directed antibody TZIELD (teplizumab-mzwv), the first immunomodulatory treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D). .

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel treatment for advanced melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. becomes the first cellular therapy approved to. MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 -- The U.S. Amtagvi, made by Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel treatment for advanced melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.Amtagvi, made by Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc., becomes the first cellular therapy approved to. MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 -- The U.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) Brain Health & Memory Center is now treating patients with LEQEMBI® (lecanemab), a Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the first treatment for severe frostbite. THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 -- The U.S. Known as Aurlumyn (iloprost), the injected medication lowers the risk of finger or toe amputation in cases of.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug and paediatric exclusivity to Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate) for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and invasive mucormycosis (IM) in paediatric patients. Paediatric exclusivity extends that period by another six months.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

The news highlights this week all centre around significant US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory decisions, including new approvals for drugs for solid tumours, hepatitis B and glioma. The post This week in drug discovery (5-9 August) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

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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