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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.

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AstraZeneca’s Voydeya Scores FDA Approval, Adding to Company’s Multi-Billion Dollar PNH Franchise

XTalks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the nod to AstraZeneca’s Voydeya (danicopan) as an add-on therapy to the company’s standard-of-care C5 inhibitors Ultomiris (ravulizumab) or Soliris (eculizumab) for the treatment of extravascular hemolysis (EVH) in adults with the rare blood disease paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

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Gilead wins patent battle with US government over HIV PrEP drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has emerged victorious in a legal battle with the US government over patents surrounding the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs Descovy and Truvada following a federal jury’s verdict on May 9. Gilead markets both Truvada and its successor Descovy.

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker 1. A Nature publication confirmed that there are currently 12 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and nine of these secured FDA approval in the past six years 2.

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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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Cyltezo Becomes First FDA-Approved Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar

XTalks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm) as the first interchangeable biosimilar for Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of several inflammatory conditions. This means AbbVie, maker of the world’s top-selling drug Humira, could be in for some stiff competition.

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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. During 2013–2022, NME approvals were lower only in 2013 and 2016. It has been approved since 2020 in Japan.

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