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FDA approves Niktimvo for chronic graft-versus-host disease

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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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University Hospitals now offering FDA-approved medication for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

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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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FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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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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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 first gene therapies for sickle cell disease (with a warning)

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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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New treatment hope for patients with rare tumours

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The findings were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 by Professor Robin Jones, MD, Head of the Sarcoma Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London. The post New treatment hope for patients with rare tumours appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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

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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. FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct.