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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Novo builds up manufacturing; Pepgen Duchenne trial put on hold

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Novo Nordisk is investing more than $1 billion in a new production facility in Denmark. Elsewhere, drugs from Neurocrine Biosciences, Checkpoint and Galderma won new FDA approvals.

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Fitusiran

New Drug Approvals

2] Fitusiran was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2025. [2] 2] History The efficacy and safety of fitusiran were assessed in two multicenter, randomized clinical trials which enrolled a total of 177 adult and pediatric male participants with either hemophilia A or hemophilia B. [2] Fitusiran 1711.0g/mol,

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Shifting Paradigms in PAH Clinical Trials: 7 Key Takeaways for Success

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for treating PAH were primarily vasodilators, designed to overcome the imbalance between vasoactive and vasodilator mediators and to restore endothelial cell function. Their early definition — as well as plans for recording and tracking — is a major factor in a trial’s success.

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Meaningful Moment for HIV Treatment as FDA Approves ViiV’s Monthly Shot

The Pharma Data

Cabotegravir is a ViiV product marketed as Cabenuva, and rilpivirine is a Janssen product with a brand name Edurant. Today’s FDA approval of Cabenuva represents a shift in the way HIV is treated, offering people living with HIV a completely new approach to care,” said Lynn Baxter, Head of North America, ViiV Healthcare.

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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. the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB) a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the U.S. NEW YORK, Nov.

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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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