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Kidney, pills, bottle
Nephrology

Eleva’s CPV-104 awarded European orphan drug designation for C3 glomerulopathy

July 4, 2024
Eleva is preparing a first clinical study in this indication, with dosing slated to begin in in the first half of next year.
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Unwinding of Chevron could bring down HHS, FDA, CMS policies

July 2, 2024
By Mari Serebrov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FDA already are getting a glimpse of the post-Chevron world and how the Supreme Court’s June 28 unwinding of the 40-year-old Chevron deference could rein in agency policies that defy Congress’ expressed intent.
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Hematologic

Be Biopharma’s BE-101 awarded US orphan drug designation for hemophilia B

June 5, 2024
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Be Biopharma Inc.’s BE-101, a novel engineered B-cell medicine being developed for the treatment of hemophilia B.
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Endocrine/metabolic

US orphan drug status granted to Hanmi and GC Biopharma candidate for Fabry disease

May 28, 2024
The U.S. FDA has granted orphan drug status to HM-15421 (GC-1134A, LA-GLA) for the treatment of Fabry disease.
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Day One’s Ojemda approved in US for rare pediatric cancer

April 23, 2024
By Karen Carey
Becoming the first type II RAF inhibitor for relapsed or refractory BRAF-altered pediatric low-grade glioma, Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.’s Ojemda (tovorafenib, DAY-101) gained U.S. FDA accelerated approval on April 23, a week earlier than its expected PDUFA date, bringing the Brisbane, Calif.-based company a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher.
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Acute myeloid leukemia
Immuno-oncology

Bivictrix’s BVX-001 awarded US orphan drug designation for AML

April 18, 2024

Bivictrix Therapeutics plc’s BVX-001 has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).


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Marburg virus
Infection

US orphan drug designation awarded to Soligenix’s Marvax for Marburg marburgvirus infection

April 16, 2024
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to the active ingredient in Soligenix Inc.’s Marvax, a heat stable subunit protein vaccine of recombinantly expressed Marburg marburgvirus (MARV) glycoprotein, for the prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis against MARV infection.
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3d illustration of human body muscle tissue anatomy
Musculoskeletal

FDA grants orphan drug designation to BLR Bio candidate for systemic sclerosis

April 12, 2024
BLR Bio LLC announced that the U.S. FDA has granted orphan drug designation to BLR-200, the company’s investigational therapy for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc).
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Vaccine target
Infection

Soligenix’s vaccine for Sudan ebolavirus granted orphan drug designation in US

April 12, 2024
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to the active ingredient in Soligenix Inc.’s Suvax, a subunit protein vaccine of recombinantly expressed Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) glycoprotein, for the prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis against SUDV infection. SUDV is a type of ebolavirus for which there is no current treatment or vaccine.
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Immune

Immcelz gets US orphan drug designation for allograft rejection

March 7, 2024
Creative Medical Technology Holdings Inc.'s Immcelz (CELZ-101) has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA. Immcelz is aimed at preventing allograft rejection in patients undergoing pancreatic islet cell transplantation.
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