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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eisai and Biogen have received approval for their antibody Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) , 100mg/mL injection for intravenous use, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Accelerated Approval Pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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US FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo-AstraZeneca’s Enhertu for lung cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca ’s Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) to treat unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults. In the trial, 1.9%

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo ’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has received expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer. Enhertu-treated subjects had a median overall survival (OS) of 23.4

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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

Collaborators Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life have commenced a Phase I evaluation of BI 771716, their antibody fragment-based treatment developed to preserve the vision of people with geographic atrophy (GA). The company’s first therapeutic candidate, CDR404, targets MAGE-A4 and is expected to enter the clinic in 2024.

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Therapeutic antibody potential in 2024

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas speaks to industry experts and thought leaders about the potential for therapeutic antibodies in 2024. Many of the best-selling drugs in 2023 were monoclonal antibody (mAB) therapies, including Keytruda (pembrolizumab), Humira (adalimumab), and Dupixent (dupilumab) 1.

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Celltrion’s Yuflyma receives US FDA approval for multiple conditions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Celltrion USA has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Humira (adalimumab) biosimilar, Yuflyma (adalimumab-aaty) , for multiple indications. Yuflyma is a recombinant fully human anti–tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) monoclonal antibody.

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FDA approves Covid-19 mAb for emergency use in immunocompromised

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to half-life extended monoclonal antibody (mAb) Pemgarda (pemivibart, or VYD222) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of Covid-19.