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US FDA approves Pfizer’s migraine nasal spray Zavzpret

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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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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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Acute lymphocytic leukaemia leads in cell therapy clinical development

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

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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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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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Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval

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The findings were made via Lilly’s SURPASS phase 3 global clinical development programme, which comprised studies ranging from 40 to 52 weeks. These examined Mounjaro in 5mg, 10mg and 15 mg doses in five clinical trials, used either as a stand-alone therapy or as an add-on to other diabetes medicines.

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FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder

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SKYSONA has become the first FDA approved therapy to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). The post FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).