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

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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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FDA approves Regeneron antibody drug as first Ebola virus treatment

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Research for the drug, now cleared as Inmazeb, helped Regeneron jumpstart its fast development of an antibody therapy for COVID-19.

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FDA approves new RSV drug to protect infants, toddlers

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Developers AstraZeneca and Sanofi expect to make the preventive antibody treatment, called Beyfortus, available ahead of the upcoming cold season.

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

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A specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu is being co-developed and co-marketed by Daiichi Sankyo along with AstraZeneca. Enhertu is claimed to be the first HER2-directed therapy to receive approval for treating HER2 mutant metastatic NSCLC patients. “We In the trial, 1.9%

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Big pharma places big bets on antibody-drug conjugates

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Big pharma companies like Pfizer are making significant investments in antibody-drug conjugates, a promising class of therapies. This article explores the growing interest and recent developments, including FDA approvals and the potential impact on the pharmaceutical industry.

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

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With the approval for this indication, AstraZeneca is entitled to make a milestone payment of $200m to Daiichi Sankyo under a partnership deal signed in 2019. A HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu is co-developed and marketed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

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5 FDA approval decisions to watch in the 4th quarter

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The world's attention will be on the FDA as it considers initial data from coronavirus vaccine developers. But several other important drugs, including a CAR-T therapy and an Ebola antibody, will also be on the agency's agenda.