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JULY 25, 2023

Cyfendus functions by stimulating the production of antibodies targeted against the protective antigen protein. 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, at Day 64, 86.6

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Izervay is the only approved treatment for geographic atrophy that has demonstrated a significant decrease in the rate of geographic atrophy progression at the 12-month primary endpoint, based on results from two rigorous Phase III clinical trials. The recommended dosage of Izervay is 2 mg (equivalent to 0.1

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JANUARY 5, 2021

The pandemic itself will also continue to spur innovations and changes such as greater shifts towards decentralized clinical trials and patient-centric approaches. In addition to vaccines, there are handfuls of drugs currently being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product for prophylactic (preventive) or on‑demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), an ultra-rare blood clotting disorder.

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JUNE 8, 2022

These autoantibodies include rheumatoid factor and antibodies against post-translational modified proteins such as carbamylation (anti-CarP antibodies) and citrullination (anti-citrullinated protein antibodies [ACPA]). This marks a new indication for Riabni, the fifth FDA-approved biosimilar by the biopharma Amgen.

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MAY 4, 2022

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) was granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its highly awaited cardiac drug Camzyos (mavacamten) for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The FDA approved 2.5 BMS had targeted Camzyos in its acquisition of MyoKardia in 2020 for $13.1

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

. “The FDA’s Priority Review designation for this application underscores the urgency to provide new treatment options for patients with advanced SCLC who have progressed following treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy,” said David M.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Gleich, MD, FACS, Senior Vice President, Medical Department, and Dr. Christopher Huth, PhD, Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Clinical Trial Management. Liquid Biopsy Use in Oncology Clinical Trials. Regulatory Approvals for CTC-Based Assays in Oncology.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The disease occurs due to a point mutation in the hemoglobin beta globin ( HBB ) gene that codes for one of the proteins that make up hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier in red blood cells. It also affects Hispanic Americans, but at a lower prevalence. The mutation causes red blood cells to develop a crescent or “sickle” shape.

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MAY 26, 2022

The US FDA approved Dupixent (dupilumab) developed by Regeneron as the first treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic immune disorder that damages the esophagus. These proteins cause the type 2 inflammation characteristic of EoE and related allergic diseases like asthma and atopic dermatitis (both treated with Dupixent).

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APRIL 11, 2024

After backing from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) last month, Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) scored FDA approvals for the use of their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting CAR T-cell therapies as earlier line treatment options for multiple myeloma.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) for the treatment of adult patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumors.

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MARCH 10, 2023

This US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug was also awarded a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher. It is caused by a mutation in the FXN gene , which is responsible for the production of the protein frataxin. Skyclarys was approved based on the results of the MOXIe Part 2 clinical trial.

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JUNE 2, 2021

The sotorasib approval is therefore a major breakthrough in the world of cancer and targeted therapies. The oral treatment was approved for adults with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received at least one prior systemic therapy.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Last week, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced that their therapy Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a first-line treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) Clinical Results.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Xtalks is taking a look at some of the major stories and innovations of the year in the life sciences, many of which were driven by new, emerging and improved technologies. The year 2021 was all about continuing innovations in the life sciences. Life Science Innovations: Malaria and Influenza Vaccines.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last week for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first individualized tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and the first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor to win US regulatory approval.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Consequently, this damage causes blood and protein leakage into the urine. At month 12, the percentage of patients achieving clinical remission was 7.9 Tarpeyo marks the first FDA-approved treatment aimed at mitigating the loss of kidney function in adults with primary IgA nephropathy. How Does Sibeprenlimab Work?

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Initially receiving accelerated approval in December 2021 based on proteinuria as a surrogate marker, Tarpeyo has now achieved the status of being the first treatment for IgAN to receive full FDA approval predicated on evaluations of kidney function.

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JULY 7, 2023

Pfizer’s alopecia JAK inhibitor Litfulo (ritlecitinib) has become its fourth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved product in the past several weeks. Litfulo is entering the alopecia market to rival Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib), which was approved as the first drug for alopecia areata a year ago.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Diabetes remains a critical global challenge, affecting millions of lives and commanding significant attention from the medical, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. Understanding the market dynamics of diabetes treatments becomes crucial for professionals across these industries. mL subcutaneous solution (2 mg/1.5

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JUNE 28, 2023

DMD is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps maintain the integrity of muscle cells. The FDA approval came after several delays and a narrow advisory committee vote of eight to six in favor of the gene therapy’s risk-benefit profile. It is injected into a patient’s muscle tissue.

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MAY 24, 2022

More than two dozen antiretroviral drugs are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat HIV infection. The FDA has allowed clinical trials assessing the injectable lenacapavir, an investigational long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor in development by Gilead Inc., Clinical Trials of Lenacapavir.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Building Cancer Awareness and Empowering Métis Youth: Featuring Jordyn Playne, President, Métis Nation of Ontario Youth Council – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. Early clinical trials have shown promising results and this therapy could become a valuable addition towards CRC treatment in the future.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

As DMD is caused by a lack of functional dystrophin protein, which supports and strengthens muscle fibers, therapies designed to treat this rare genetic disorder have focused on exon skipping to avoid the area of the dystrophin gene that is mutated and produce a nearly full-length dystrophin protein.

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MAY 1, 2023

Today marks an important moment in ALS research as Qalsody is the first ALS treatment approved based on a biomarker,” said Jean Swidler, chair of Genetic ALS & FTD: End the Legacy, in Biogen’s press release. Reduction in these two biomarkers in response to tofersen is believed to predict clinical benefit for patients.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo announced the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of their Biologics License Application (BLA) for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd). TROP2 is a protein that is widely present in most tumors associated with NSCLC.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The ALS Association is pushing for rapid FDA approval of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s The complex is designed to target the toxic unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum, as well as mitochondrial dysfunction, which is being increasingly recognized as a pathogenic mechanism underlying the disease.

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JUNE 15, 2022

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine was recommended for emergency use in adults by the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2021 , and is approved in over 40 countries. The Novavax candidate NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine developed using recombinant nanoparticle technology. Clinical Trial Results.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The FDA said it is investigating the identified risk of developing the T-cell malignancies as secondary cancers with serious outcomes, including hospitalization and death, and also looking at the need for regulatory action. However, the FDA’s investigation has now revealed actual reports of T-cell malignancies linked to the therapies.

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MAY 2, 2023

In December 2021, AstraZeneca and Amgen’s Tezspire (tezepelumab) was approved by the FDA for patients 12 years of age and older with severe asthma that is not controlled by their current asthma medicine. Tezspire is the first treatment for asthma that targets thymic stromal lymphopoietin, a protein involved in airway inflammation.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

As the second wave of the pandemic continues to grip much of the world, the study is part of efforts to identify existing FDA-approved drugs that can be repurposed to treat or prevent COVID-19 as it is the most efficient and inexpensive approach. The study was published in the journal PLOS Biology. The list also included melatonin.

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MAY 12, 2023

The MeCP2 protein plays a crucial role in regulating the activity of genes involved in brain development. In March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Daybue (trofinetide) , the first and only treatment for Rett syndrome. Daybue (trofinetide) is the first and only FDA-approved drug for Rett syndrome.

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JUNE 8, 2021

SMA is caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 ( SMN1) gene, which along with the SMN2 gene, encode the SMN protein. It is administered as a one-time IV administration and expression of the SMN protein from the gene improves muscle movement and function, and ultimately survival. Zolgensma Gene Therapy: START Trial.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of oncology therapeutics, understanding the trends and performances of leading drugs is crucial for stakeholders across the healthcare and life sciences sectors. The top 40 best-selling oncology drugs in 2023, informed by 2022 sales statistics, mark significant milestones in cancer treatment and research.

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MAY 10, 2023

GSK’s Benlysta (belimumab) is a monoclonal antibody that was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011 for the treatment of SLE. What’s special about Benlysta is that it was the first and only approved biologic for SLE in over five decades. It was the first new drug approval for SLE in more than a decade.

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