It may be a year later than originally planned, but Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is set to commercialize Lynozyfic (linvoseltamab) in the U.S. following FDA approval for use in adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. A bispecific antibody targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and CD3, Lynozyfic was cleared under the accelerated approval pathway, with continued approval contingent upon a confirmatory trial.
Without using the words “universal” or “nationwide,” a U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction July 1 to stop the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) reorganization plan, along with any workforce reduction that’s part of the plan.
Could the U.S. FDA’s de novo marketing authorization for Tissium SA’s Coaptium Connect, an atraumatic sutureless solution for peripheral nerve repair, signal a transformative shift away from sutures in nerve surgery? Only time will tell.
The U.S. FDA finalized the latest edition of its premarket cybersecurity guidance, but the agency is of the view that any device with software is subject to the terms of the guidance even though the statute would seem to exempt device software that lacks connectivity.
Solid phase III efficacy results for Moderna Inc.’s seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, may lead the company to resubmit a BLA for a flu/COVID-19 combo shot it has been developing. The top-line data showed Moderna’s flu vaccine produced a superior relative efficacy that was 26.6% higher than a comparator standard-dose seasonal influenza vaccine in people ages 50 and older.
The U.S. FDA has cleared Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s IND application for RP-A701, an AAVrh.74-based gene therapy candidate for the treatment of BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (BAG3-DCM), a severe form of heart failure.
Industry’s reaction to the U.S. FDA’s draft guidance for remote regulatory assessments included a request for more clarity on when the agency would issue a post-assessment report, but the final guidance makes clear the FDA sees no compelling reason to issue such a report in every instance.
Industry’s reaction to the U.S. FDA’s draft guidance for remote regulatory assessments included a request for more clarity on when the agency would issue a post-assessment report, but the final guidance makes clear the FDA sees no compelling reason to issue such a report in every instance.
Edgewise Therapeutics Inc. CEO Kevin Koch speculated that “perhaps a different environment at the FDA” from four months ago led to reviewers’ caution on sevasemten, his firm’s fast skeletal myelin inhibitor for Becker muscular dystrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophies.
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