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US FDA approves Pfizer’s migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

Pharmaceutical Technology

It is a third-generation, selective and structurally unique, small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist and is currently under clinical development with oral and intranasal formulations. The company stated that the regulatory approval expands its migraine portfolio, which includes oral therapy for acute and preventive treatment.

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Acute lymphocytic leukaemia leads in cell therapy clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

The success of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR-T) in blood cancers has led to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of six products with a pipeline of cell therapies that numbers in the thousands.

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Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat Wins FDA Approval as First Nonsteroidal Treatment for All Genetic Variants of DMD

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Italy-based drugmaker Italfarmaco has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its oral medication Duvyzat (givinostat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients six years of age and older. Duvyzat received Priority Review, Orphan Drug and Rare Pediatric Disease designations from the FDA.

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US FDA approves Neobiosis’ IND for post-Covid syndrome therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Neobiosis chief scientific officer and CEO Dr Ian White stated: “This is an important milestone for Neobiosis and we are excited to be advancing ViXome, a refined product extracted from thoroughly screened and sterile amniotic fluid obtained at the time of C-section [Caesarean delivery] of full-term pregnancies, into clinical development. “We

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US FDA launches lupus consortium to confront drug development challenges

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the US, African American women are more likely to develop lupus than white or Caucasian women. In a 29 March press release, the FDA stated that Lupus ABC will bring voices together in a centralised forum to define challenges in drug development and analyse potential approaches to help advance therapies.

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FDA Approves

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA -mutated ( BRCA m) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Patients should be selected for therapy based on an FDA-approved companion diagnostic for LYNPARZA. In the U.S., For the U.S.

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FDA Approves Multiple Investigational New Drug Applications

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Food and Drug Administration accepted Investigational New Drug Applications for multiple companies, clearing the way for clinical development. This week, the U.S.