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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Leqembi is indicated to treat mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia stage of the disease in patients whose treatment started in clinical trials. The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial. Leqembi met the primary endpoint and all the critical secondary endpoints in the Clarity AD trial.

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FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Designed to Slow Cognitive Decline

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

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FDA approves Ipsen’s Bylvay for cholestatic pruritus due to ALGS

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ipsen has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Bylvay (odevixibat) to treat patients aged 12 months and above with cholestatic pruritus caused by Alagille syndrome (ALGS).

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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a combination of AstraZeneca and MSD ’s Lynparza (olaparib), with standard therapies for treating BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Safety and tolerability were in line with that observed in prior trials and the known profiles of the medicines.

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Ogsiveo Receives FDA Approval as First Therapy for Desmoid Tumors

XTalks

Pfizer spinout SpringWorks Therapeutics’ Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of desmoid tumors, an ultra-rare subtype of non-cancerous soft tissue sarcomas that can cause severe pain and disfigurement.

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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. The study is one of the largest DMD Phase III trials to date. million last year, of which $131.3

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FDA approves first T cell therapy in solid tumours

Drug Discovery World

“Unresectable or metastatic melanoma is an aggressive form of cancer that can be fatal,” said Peter Marks, Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Amtagvi is the first FDA-approved tumour-derived T cell immunotherapy. Among patients who were responsive to the treatment, 56.5%, 47.8%