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On heels of FDA approval, trial results set up GSK's RSV vaccine for label expansion

Fierce Pharma

Five months after becoming the first company to secure FDA approval for a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, GSK is taking steps toward expanding its label for Arexvy. The FDA has already endorsed it for people 60 and older. The results could pave the way for the shot to be approved for this age group.

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GSK's Arexvy maintains its RSV market dominance, looks to key label expansion as Moderna's mRNA threat looms

Fierce Pharma

Even with the threat of a potential new competitor in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine race on the horizon, GSK and its leading Arexvy shot aren’t sweating. | The company's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Arexvy takes some two-thirds of the RSV market share, GSK reported. adults to its reach.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

The FDA Law Blog

Livornese — I saw the sign…and the answer is no—FDA-approved labeling apparently is not enough under state failure-to-warn laws, according to certain courts.

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Merck raises pressure on Pfizer in pneumococcal vaccine tussle

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Just a month after getting approval for its new pneumococcal vaccine Vaxneuvance in adults, Merck & Co has reported positive trial results in children that will ramp up the pressure on Pfizer and its market-leading Prevnar franchise.

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FDA accepts to review ImmunityBio’s BLA for bladder cancer treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acc epted to review ImmunityBio’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for N-803 to treat Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) carcinoma in situ (CIS) patients with or without Ta or T1 disease.

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Industry group says FDA botched COVID-19 convalescent plasma guidance

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Already under fire for what some view as a premature authorisation of convalescent plasma for COVID-19, the FDA is now being accused of a blunder that could render current supplies unusable. Now, tragically, there is zero credibility for the upcoming @US_FDA review of #SARSCoV2 vaccines in the months ahead.

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FDA advisers vote in favour of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shot

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Advisers to the FDA have voted in favour of approving Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, with a near-unanimous backing from an expert committee. Already approved in the UK, this is the first time that mRNA technology has been used to create a vaccine.

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