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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

PLOS: DNA Science

FDA classifies it as a “nonsteroidal treatment” – not a gene therapy, but it affects gene expression. Results from the study that led to the FDA approval appeared in The Lancet Neurology in April 2024 with commentary. Researchers have been working on developing gene therapy for DMD for decades.

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FDA approves Novartis Kymriah® CAR-T cell therapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma

The Pharma Data

Novartis today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for Kymriah ® (tisagenlecleucel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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Q&A: How a partnership between physicians and researchers aims to make cancer drugs safer

Broad Institute

Earlier this year, the researchers shared their first translational results, describing the immune cell response underlying colon inflammation in patients undergoing ICI therapy. These are home-run, breakthrough therapies, and quite an amazing success story. How did you go about launching this effort?

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Pfizer’s TALZENNA® in combination with XTANDI® receives U.S. FDA approval

The Pharma Data

FDA approval Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced that the U.S. 3,4,5,6) “Despite treatment advancement in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, the disease can progress quickly, and many patients may only receive one line of therapy. Pfizer’s TALZENNA® in combination with XTANDI® receives U.S.

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. This indication is approved under accelerated approval regulation based on overall response rate and duration of response. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response.

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FDA Approvals Roundup: Kloxxado, Farxiga, Ferriprox

The Pharma Data

A total of 197 patients in the study arm had at least one of the composite endpoint events, compared with 312 patients in the placebo arm. Farxiga received fast track, breakthrough therapy and priority review designations for the current indication. . controlled trial had not received previous systemic therapy for metastatic disease.