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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). The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial.

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

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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

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Efficacy of Cyfendus The FDA approval of the Cyfendus anthrax vaccine is grounded in a series of studies supported by the US government and carried out by Emergent. Additionally, 533 participants received at least one dose of the comparator-licensed anthrax vaccine, BioThrax (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed). Overall, 66.3

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New Day For Diabetes Patients As FDA Approves First-Ever Interchangeable Biosimilar

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Semglee was approved under the FDA’s 351(k) pathway, a biologics license application process. It ensures that the bio similarity is based on animal studies, clinical trials, and analytical studies.

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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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Lantheus on POINT in radio-oncology with $2bn licensing deal

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Lantheus’ pipeline-building drive in radiopharma has continued with a $260 million upfront deal to license rights to two oncology candidates from POINT Biopharma. billion in milestone payments to POINT if the two radiotherapeutics get FDA approval and meet commercial objectives, plus royalties on net sales.