The FDA has granted Plus Therapeutics Inc. fast track designation for its lead candidate, Rhenium Nanoliposomes (RNL), for treating recurrent glioblastoma, propelling it into the sixth cohort of a phase I dose-finding trial.

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: NIH adds funding to Latino Alzheimer’s research; Sprout warned for Addyi promotion; Scripps to pay $10M over use of NIH grants.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aerie, Amryt, Apellis, Ardelyx, Astrazeneca, BMS, Boehringer, Epimab, Equillium, Gensight, Gilead, Kiniksa, Lilly, Mateon, Matinas, Novartis, Plus, Takeda, Zynerba.

Mallinckrodt plc’s decade-long frustration with getting approval for its vasopressin analogue selective for V1 receptors, terlipressin, for use in hepatorenal syndrome type 1 continues as the FDA issued the company a third complete response letter (CRL) for the drug.

The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: FDA advises on getting back to business as usual; ICER evidence report targets ulcerative colitis treatments.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ascentage, Cycle, Essa, Gan & Lee, Gannex, Kiadis, Mateon, Novartis, Pharmacyte, Regeneron, Reven, Sanofi, SK, Seneca, Supernus, Vaxart, Vertex, Ziopharm.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Appili, Immupharma, Junshi, Seres, Sol-Gel.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Arch, Genmab, GSK, Halozyme, Sarepta, Terns, Zai Lab.

Vaccine hesitancy could slow the development of herd immunity for COVID-19 in the U.S., but there could be other ways to help reach it. Testifying at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing Sept. 9, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the numbers needed for herd immunity vary from expert to expert, but it ranges from 60% to 80% of the population.

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aldeyra, Apros, Ascendis, Beigene, Biomarin, Canbridge, Moleculin, Nanomab, Peptilogics, Precision, Reneo, Sellas.