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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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Madrigal Pharma is first over the MASH finish line

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Madrigal Pharma is first pharma company to get FDA approval for a drug to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

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Big pharma places big bets on antibody-drug conjugates

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Big pharma companies like Pfizer are making significant investments in antibody-drug conjugates, a promising class of therapies. This article explores the growing interest and recent developments, including FDA approvals and the potential impact on the pharmaceutical industry.

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ViiV Healthcare long-acting HIV treatment secures FDA approval

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The HIV-focused pharma company announced the agency has approved Cabenuva for administration as few as six times a year for adults living with the virus.

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Abbott’s HPV Test Gets FDA Approval for High-Risk HPV Detection and Cervical Cancer Screening

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The Alinity m high risk (HR) HPV assay is approved for HPV detection and use in routine cervical cancer screening as per professional medical guidelines, explained Abbott in a press release announcing the FDA approval.

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Flash FDA approval sends ChemoCentryx spiralling upwards

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ChemoCentryx has claimed FDA approval for its avacopan drug for a rare autoimmune disease, becoming the first orally-active drug that targets the complement C5 receptor. Avacopan is already approved in Japan for ANC vasculitis, which causes inflammation in organs including the kidneys, but is sold there by Kissei Pharma.

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FDA Approves Gene Therapy Adstiladrin for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer

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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.