The U.S. FDA granted accelerated approval to Seagen Inc. on Jan. 19 for Tukysa (tucatinib), extending the therapy’s reach beyond HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, and clearing its way for RAS wild-type, HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer.
Next week, Cidara Therapeutics Inc. will make its case for rezafungin, an injectable treatment for candidemia and invasive candidiasis in adults, before the U.S. FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee. When it convenes Jan. 24, the adcom will vote either yes or no if it believes the overall benefit-risk assessment is favorable for the use of rezafungin for treating candidemia/invasive candidiasis in adults with limited or no alternative treatment options.
Eli Lilly and Co.’s complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. FDA relating to accelerated approval of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) candidate donanemab set off a round of speculation regarding not only what the move might mean for the pharma giant but also for others in the embattled therapeutic space and beyond. The answer, if you believe analysts: not much.
Mirati Therapeutics Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application for MRTX-1133, a potent, oral small-molecule inhibitor of the KRAS G12D driver mutation.
Just as the U.S. mpox public health emergency declaration is about to end, the FDA is releasing a draft guidance on developing drugs and biologics to treat infections caused by the virus.
Harbour Biomed Ltd. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to initiate clinical trials in the U.S. with HBM-1007, a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting CD73.
Exegenesis Bio (Hangzhou Exegenesis Biotechnology Co. Ltd.) has received FDA clearance of its IND application for EXG-102-031, a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV)-based gene therapy that is being studied for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
The FDA has awarded rare pediatric disease designation to Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s OR-449 for the treatment of pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). OR-449 is a selective, first-in-class, potent and orally bioavailable small-molecule antagonist to steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1; NR5A1), an orphan nuclear receptor and transcription factor that is essential for the growth and development of the adrenal gland.
Citing federal preemption, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit tossed multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving GSK plc’s labeling of Zofran, an antiemetic approved for postoperative use and in conjunction with chemo or radiation, but that is commonly used off-label in pregnancy.
As expected, the U.S. FDA gave its go-ahead to lecanemab, an amyloid-beta binder for mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD from Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co. Ltd, which have assigned to the compound the brand name Leqembi.
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