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Treatment For Rare Immunodeficiency Disease Gets FDA Approval

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The drug Leniolisib, now with the brand name Joenja, treats APDA, a genetic disorder that impairs the immune system. Its annual list price will be $547,500.

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FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized a new antibody to protect immunocompromised individuals against Covid-19.    The drug, known as Pemgarda and marketed by the biotech Invivyd, is the first such drug to become available since the agency pulled AstraZeneca’s Evusheld off the market in January 2023.

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FDA Grants Bimekizumab-Bkzx Approval for Treatment of Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

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Approved with 3 new indications, bimekizumab-bkzx is the first and only interleukin-17 inhibitor approved for these diseases.

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STAT+: Regeneron, Sanofi blockbuster Dupixent wins FDA approval for COPD

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Dupixent is already a blockbuster therapy for a range of immune-mediated diseases, but the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease greatly expands its reach — and could give it an edge over rival treatments in development. There are 300,000 such people in the U.S.,

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FDA Approves Ustekinumab-Aauz as Biosimlar for Stelara

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Ustekinumab is a human monoclonal antibody targeting the cytokines interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23, which play a rule in the inflammatory and immune responses.

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FDA to expedite development of two Sanofi rare disease drugs

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The FDA has agreed to expedite development of two rare disease drugs from Sanofi. The review period will be shortened from the standard ten months to six months or less, and the French pharma said the FDA will make the regulatory decision before May 18th. Sanofi has also begun a phase 2 study in the autoimmune condition IgG4 disease.

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Merck’s Keytruda wins coveted FDA nod around surgery for early lung cancer—with a surprise

Fierce Pharma

Up until this point, immune checkpoint inhibitors have been allowed to treat early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) either before or after surgery. Thanks to a new FDA approval for Merck's Keytruda, a continuous immunotherapy regimen around surgery is now available for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

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