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AZ, Amgen get speedy FDA review for asthma drug tezepelumab

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The FDA has started a priority review of AstraZeneca and Amgen’s severe asthma antibody tezepelumab, setting a date for a decision in the first quarter of 2022. Tezepelumab was awarded a breakthrough designation for non-eosinophilic asthma by the FDA in 2018. Results from that programme are due in 2023.

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Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD

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Sanofi has won FDA approval for its sutimlimab for cold agglutinin disease (CAD) at the second time of asking, becoming the first approved therapy for the rare blood disorder in the US. The post Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD appeared first on.

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CTI wins over FDA to claim early review of myelofibrosis drug

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Shares in US biotech CTI BioPharma have shot up after the FDA agreed to an accelerated review early next year of its lead drug pacritinib for low blood platelets (thrombocytopenia) caused by myelofibrosis. The post CTI wins over FDA to claim early review of myelofibrosis drug appeared first on. Jakafi had sales of more than $1.1

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GSK moves further ahead in BCMA with EU okay for Blenrep

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Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) becomes the first BCMA-targeted drug for myeloma to be approved in the EU, and according to its label can be used to treat the blood cancer in adult patients who have received at least four prior therapies. billion in 2026.

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Ozempic for insulin resistance: What research shows

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Clinical studies on Ozempic’s effectiveness for insulin resistance Ozempic has not been officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat insulin resistance. These findings have spurred further research, with ongoing clinical trials set to conclude in October 2026. mg once a week.

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FDA Issues Long-Awaited QMSR Final Rule

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Mullen — More than five years after FDA first announced its plan to harmonize 21 CFR Part 820 with ISO 13485, on February 2, 2024, FDA finally issued the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) Final Rule. FDA further retained some definitions in the QSMR. Notably, Part 820 will look different. Revised § 820.3

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Brazilian federal court denies semaglutide patent extension

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The 5th Panel of the Federal Court of the 1st Region (Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região, TRF-1) upheld the existing expiry dates of two patents—one for semaglutide itself (2026), and the other for the delivery mechanism for the oral formulation of the drug, Rybelsus (2031). None of the three are currently publicly reimbursed.