Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ammax, Astellas, Beigene, Boehringer Ingelheim, Duality, Eli Lilly, Mirati, Opiant, Revive, Seagen, Sinopharm, Specialised.
India’s drug regulatory system is under the lens again after the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest medical product alert on two substandard cough syrups manufactured in the country, varieties of which have led to the deaths of scores of children in late 2022.
The U.S. FDA has lifted the clinical hold on Astellas Pharma Inc.’s Fortis phase I/II trial evaluating adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene replacement therapy AT-845 in adults with late-onset Pompe disease.
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.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Beigene, Celltrion, Evaxion, Intercept, Linnaeus, Mitsubishi, Nrx, Panbela, Viracta.
Just as the U.S. mpox public health emergency declaration is about to end, the FDA is releasing a draft guidance on developing drugs and biologics to treat infections caused by the virus.
In the absence of a European framework, industry is stepping up with an initiative to help EU patients cross borders to participate in clinical trials.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services received low marks on its latest Government Accountability Office (GAO) report card for its oversight of high-risk research involving potential pandemic pathogens, but legislative fixes might be necessary to ensure that all the gaps are closed.