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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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Can a smallpox antiviral be used to treat monkeypox?

Drug Discovery World

TPOXX is an FDA-approved antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. It limits viral spread in the body by inhibiting the work of the protein involved in the release of the enveloped virus. In total, 25 patients (all male) with confirmed monkeypox infection completed a course of tecovirimat therapy. Official comments.

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Drug discovery quarterly review: Second quarter 2023  

Drug Discovery World

Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca, said: “Each of our non-Covid-19 therapy areas saw double-digit revenue growth, with eight medicines delivering more than $1bn of revenue in the first half, demonstrating the strength of our business.

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FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. The speed and rigor with which Veklury has been developed and approved in the U.S.

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

The Pharma Data

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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Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies

Drug Discovery World

But decades of research led to improvements in cancer therapy, centred around the idea that one’s immune system could aid in treatment. Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2. Since 2017, five CAR T cell therapies have been approved and have shown incredible success in the clinic.

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Lilly plans donation of COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief for use in low- and lower-middle-income countries | Eli Lilly and Company

The Pharma Data

INDIANAPOLIS , May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is donating COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief, enabling the humanitarian organization to provide COVID-19 therapies at no cost to low- and lower-middle-income countries most heavily impacted by the pandemic.