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FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys has become the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to gain marketing authorisation in the US. 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.

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FDA approves second indication for Lilly’s BTK inhibitor Jaypirca

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It has been granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients who have received at least two lines of therapy, including a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor. Jaypirca is the first FDA-approved non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor.

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FDA approves first treatment for rare connective tissue disorder

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Ipsen’s Sohonos (palovarotene) has become the first drug approved for patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) in the US, following the granting of a marketing authorisation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It affects an estimated 400 people in the US and 900 people globally.

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

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A Nature publication confirmed that there are currently 12 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and nine of these secured FDA approval in the past six years 2. DDW’s Megan Thomas explores three trends in the market.

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Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Vertex lead on market capitalisation growth

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market capitalisation growth to $3.67 The top 20 global biopharmaceutical companies experienced varied year-on-year (YoY) market capitalisation shifts in 2023 amid the macroeconomic headwinds, steep patent cliffs and the commencement of US drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). billion for 2023.

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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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FDA approves dual action tablet for BRCA-positive prostate cancer

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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.