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Neurology/Psychiatric

FDA awards orphan drug designation to Canbridge's CAN-106 for myasthenia gravis

Nov. 16, 2022
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Canbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s CAN-106, a clinical-stage long-acting recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting C5, for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
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Metastatic melanoma cells.
Cancer

FDA awards orphan drug designation to Avstera's HDAC6 inhibitor AVS-100 for stage IIB-IV melanoma

Nov. 14, 2022
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Avstera Therapeutics Corp.'s AVS-100 for the treatment of stage IIB through IV melanoma.
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Illustration demonstrating muscle contraction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Neurology/Psychiatric

Gene therapy ET-101 awarded orphan drug designation for ALS

Nov. 10, 2022
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Eikonoklastes Therapeutics Inc.'s ET-101 program for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Immuno-oncology

Omega's OTX-2002 awarded US orphan drug designation for HCC

Nov. 3, 2022
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Omega Therapeutics Inc.'s OTX-2002, a first-in-class epigenomic controller engineered to downregulate c-Myc (MYC), for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Immuno-oncology

FDA approves orphan drug application for TLR-AD1 immunotherapy

Oct. 27, 2022
Novaccess Global Inc. has announced the approval of its application with the FDA for orphan drug designation for TLR-AD1, a vaccine immunotherapy for the treatment of aggressive brain cancers, including glioblastoma and other high-grade gliomas. The company’s therapeutic path involves a unique transformational process, which involves the addition of proprietary substances to create a cocktail for more personalized treatment that substantially increases clinical benefits for patients.
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Cholera bacteria
Infection

FDA awards orphan drug designation to VPO-227 to treat cholera

Oct. 24, 2022
VPO-227 is a small molecule with a novel mechanism of action, which blocks the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) ion channel.
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South Korea’s rigid pharmacoeconomic assessments result in lower access for orphan, rare disease drugs

Oct. 18, 2022
By Tamra Sami
South Korea’s drug regulator should consider revising orphan drug definitions or allow more new innovative drugs to be excluded from pharmacoeconomic assessments, which are required for new drugs to be reimbursed under Korea’s single-payer system, the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea said.
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Immuno-oncology

Verismo's Synkir-110 awarded US orphan drug designation for mesothelin-expressing mesotheliomas

Sep. 29, 2022
Verismo Therapeutics Inc. has received U.S. orphan drug designation from the FDA for Synkir-110 for the treatment of patients with mesothelin-expressing mesotheliomas.
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Man holding hand up to ear
Ear, Nose and Throat

Sensorion receives positive opinion on EU orphan drug designation for OTOF-GT for hearing loss

Sep. 13, 2022
The EMA's Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has adopted a positive opinion on Sensorion SA's application seeking orphan drug designation for OTOF-GT, a gene therapy intended for the treatment of otoferlin gene-mediated hearing loss.
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Test tubes, dropper and capsules
Endocrine/Metabolic

FDA awards orphan drug designation to Iecure's GTP-506 for OTC deficiency

Sep. 7, 2022
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Iecure Inc.'s lead product candidate GTP-506, an investigational product for the treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency.
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