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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

Based on objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DoR), the indication received approval under an accelerated pathway. The latest approval was based on the findings from the Phase II DESTINY-Lung02 clinical trial, which assessed the safety and efficacy of two doses of Enhertu in HER2 mutant metastatic NSCLC patients. .

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

The approval was based on findings from the international, randomised, open-label Phase III DESTINY-Breast04 clinical trial. Furthermore, Enhertu’s safety profile was in line with prior clinical trials without any new safety concerns detected. 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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Celltrion’s Yuflyma receives US FDA approval for multiple conditions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Yuflyma is a recombinant fully human anti–tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) monoclonal antibody. Yuflyma represents the company’s fifth biosimilar and second anti-TNF biosimilar to receive US FDA approval. The regulatory approval was based on a comprehensive data package of preclinical, analytical and clinical trials.

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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.

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FDA approves Alentis’ IND for ALE.C04 to treat CLDN1+ tumours

Pharmaceutical Technology

ALE.C04 is an investigational antibody designed to target exposed CLDN1 in cancer cells. This approval has been granted for ALE.C04 both as a monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in a first-in-human clinical study in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).