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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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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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MediWound’s NexoBrid is FDA Approved for the Treatment of Severe Thermal Burns

XTalks

MediWound, a biopharmaceutical company focused on biotherapeutic solutions for tissue repair and regeneration, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their orphan biological product NexoBrid (anacaulase-bcdb) for the removal of eschar in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns.

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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

XTalks

Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of its Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Overall, 66.3 on Day 64 in the study.

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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life entered a licensing agreement in May 2020 and announced the selection of an antibody fragment-based therapeutic candidate in September 2021.

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Novel drug approvals declined in 2022 but what are the CMO opportunities in 2023?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, the US FDA disappointingly approved almost a third fewer of the most innovative drugs than it did in 2021. During 2013–2022, NME approvals were lower only in 2013 and 2016. Faced with such a disappointing approval number last year, manufacturers hope for more NMEs to enter the market in 2023.

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New COVID-19 Testing Technology + FDA Approves First Drug for HER2-Low Breast Cancer – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 72

XTalks

In this episode, Ayesha discussed a new COVID-19 test technology that Innova Medical Group, world leader in at-home COVID-19 tests, has reached a licensing deal for with the University of Birmingham where the technology was developed. The approval makes Enhertu the first approved drug for this indication.