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APRIL 28, 2023

Difficile Infection Date: Apr 27, 2023 | Tags: Seres Therapeutics, Nestlé Health Science, Vowst, C. Difficile Infection Date: Apr 27, 2023 | Tags: Seres Therapeutics, Nestlé Health Science, Vowst, C.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to the widely anticipated Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen, a key question is the extent to which payers — private and public — will cover the treatment. Such decisions are based on myriad factors, starting with the average $26,500 price tag.

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JULY 12, 2023

The treatment of sickle cell disease is on the cusp of a historic breakthrough, with makers of two gene-based treatments for the debilitating blood disorder hoping for regulatory approval this year.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

SAN DIEGO — The sickle cell community has for the past few days been buzzing with news of the first-ever approved gene therapies for the devastating disease. These drugs have price tags of $2.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

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MAY 12, 2023

Sanofi Reports P-IIIb Trial (HARMONIE) Results of Nirsevimab for the Prevention of Hospitalizations due to RSV-Related LRTD Date: May 12, 2023 | Tags: Sanofi, Nirsevimab, RSV-Related LRTD, Clinical Trial, P-IIIb, HARMONIE Trial G1 Therapeutics Presents Preliminary Results from P-II Trial of Trilaciclib for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer at ESMO 2023 (..)

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

After several setbacks, bluebird bio bounces back with two major FDA gene therapy approvals. Last month, Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), or beti-cel, was approved as a one-time potentially curative gene therapy for patients with beta-thalassaemia who require regular blood transfusions.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Date: June 12, 2023 | Tags: Novartis, Chinook Therapeutics, Atrasentan, Zigakibart, BION-1301, IgA nephropathy, M&A, ~$3.5B Date: June 12, 2023 | Tags: Novartis, Chinook Therapeutics, Atrasentan, Zigakibart, BION-1301, IgA nephropathy, M&A, ~$3.5B

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JUNE 23, 2023

Gilead Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion of Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) for Pre-Treated HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer Date: June 23, 2023 | Tags: Gilead, Trodelvy, sacituzumab govitecan, HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer, Regulatory, EMA, CHMP, Positive Opinion Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys Receives the US FDA’s Accelerated (..)

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APRIL 21, 2023

Oblato Reports the First Patient Enrolment of OKN-007 in the P-I Clinical Trial for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Date: Apr 21, 2023 | Tags: Oblato, OKN-007, Recurrent High-Grade Glioma, Regulatory, Henry Ford Health System CARsgen's CT041 Receives the US FDA’s IND Clearance for the Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer Date: (..)

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

The medicines, which deliver functional genes to patients to overcome their genetic diseases, are one-time treatments that can have profound effects for patients but that typically carry seven-figure price tags, leading to so far slow rollouts. The transaction is expected to close early next year.

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MAY 5, 2023

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases and Protalix BioTherapeutics Receive EC’s Marketing Authorization of PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa) for the Treatment of Fabry Disease Date: May 05, 2023 | Tags: Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, Protalix BioTherapeutics, PRX-102, pegunigalsidase alfa, Fabry Disease, Regulatory, EC, Marketing Authorization Kinoxis Therapeutics (..)

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MAY 26, 2023

Takeda and HUTCHMED's Fruquintinib Receives Priority Review from the US FDA to Treat Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Date: May 26, 2023 | Tags: Takeda, HUTCHMED, Fruquintinib, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Regulatory, Priority Review, US, FDA Gilead Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion to Extend the Use of Veklury (remdesivir) for COVID-19 Date: (..)

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

4D Molecular Therapeutics Receives the US FDA’s IND Clearance of 4D-150 for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema Date: Feb 03, 2023 | Tags: 4D Molecular Therapeutics, 4D-150, Diabetic Macular Edema, Regulatory, US, FDA, IND AstraZeneca and Amgen Receive the US FDA’s Approval of Tezspire (tezepelumab) for the Treatment of Severe Asthma (..)

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MARCH 31, 2023

PDS Biotech to Initiate P-III Trial (VERSATILE-003) of PDS0101 + Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Head and Neck Cancer Date: Mar 31, 2023 | Tags: PDS Biotech, PDS0101, Keytruda, pembrolizumab, Head, Neck Cancer, Clinical Trial, P-III, VERSATILE-003 Trial Omega Therapeutics Entered into a Clinical Supply Agreement with Roche to Evaluate OTX-2002 for Hepatocellular (..)

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MARCH 17, 2023

5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted 5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

LEO Pharma Reports P-III Trial (DELTA 2) Results of Delgocitinib for Chronic Hand Eczema Date: Feb 10, 2023 | Tags: LEO Pharma, Delgocitinib, Chronic Hand Eczema, Clinical Trial, P-III, DELTA 2 Trial GSK’s Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly) Receives the US FDA’s Regular Approval for Recurrent or Advanced Mismatch Repair-Deficient Endometrial Cancer (..)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

LEO Pharma Reports P-III Trial (DELTA 2) Results of Delgocitinib for Chronic Hand Eczema Date: Feb 10, 2023 | Tags: LEO Pharma, Delgocitinib, Chronic Hand Eczema, Clinical Trial, P-III, DELTA 2 Trial GSK’s Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly) Receives the US FDA’s Regular Approval for Recurrent or Advanced Mismatch Repair-Deficient Endometrial Cancer (..)

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JUNE 2, 2023

Impact Therapeutics Entered into a License and Collaboration Agreement with Eikon Therapeutics to Develop and Commercialize IMP1734 Date: June 02, 2023 | Tags: Impact Therapeutics, Eikon Therapeutics, IMP1734, Pharma, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan BMS’ Mavacamten Receives the NICE Recommendation for the Treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic (..)

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MAY 19, 2023

Alimera Acquires Rights from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals to Commercialise Yutiq in the US Date: May 19, 2023 | Tags: Alimera, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Yutiq, Iluvien, chronic non-infectious uveitis, US, Pharma Sobi Reports EMA’s Validation of MAA for Efanesoctocog Alfa to Treat Haemophilia A Date: May 19, 2023 | Tags: Sobi, Efanesoctocog Alfa, (..)

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MARCH 24, 2023

PTC Therapeutics’ Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec) Receives NICE Recommendation for the Treatment of AADC Deficiency Date: Mar 24, 2023 | Tags: PTC Therapeutics, Upstaza, eladocagene exuparvovec, AADC Deficiency, Regulatory, NICE Onconova Therapeutics Entered into a Research Collaboration with Pangea Biomed to Identify Biomarkers for Cancer (..)

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APRIL 7, 2023

TG Therapeutics Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion of Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy) for the Treatment of Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis Date: Apr 3, 2023 | Tags: TG Therapeutics, Briumvi, Ublituximab-xiiy, Multiple Sclerosis, Regulatory, EMA, CHMP BMS Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion of Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for (..)

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive

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JUNE 9, 2023

Quell Therapeutics Signed an Exclusive Option and License Agreement with AstraZeneca to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Engineered Treg Cell Therapies Date: June 09, 2023 | Tags: Quell Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Engineered Treg Cell Therapies, Type 1 Diabetes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Biotech, Treg cell engineering modules Astellas and the (..)

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Magenta Therapeutics Pauses the P-I/II Study in AML Patients Date: Jan 27, 2023 | Tags: Magenta Therapeutics, MGTA-117, AML, Clinical Trial, P-I/II Ipsen Receives CHMP Negative Opinion for Palovarotene to Treat Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Date: Jan 27, 2023 | Tags: Ipsen, Palovarotene, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Regulatory, CHMP, (..)

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

Biogen and Eisai head towards the end of the year with some much-needed good news in their Alzheimer’s programmes, as the FDA awards a fast-track designation to lecanemab, their follow-up to recently approved Aduhelm. The post Biogen, Eisai Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab fast tracked by FDA appeared first on.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is investigating the prices Novo Nordisk charges for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, which are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity but carry steep price tags, The New York Times writes. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), per package.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Ocugen Reports Preliminary Results from the P-I/II Trial of OCU400 for the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Leber Congenital Amaurosis Date: Apr 14, 2023 | Tags: Ocugen, OCU400, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Clinical Trial, P-I/II Trial Candesant Biomedical Receives the US FDA Clearance of Brella SweatControl Patch for Primary (..)

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

CSL Behring’s haemophilia B gene therapy has recently been approved by US regulators, however the treatment has an enormous price tag. Costing $3.5m per dose, the one-off infusion therapy has become the world’s most expensive medicine currently available.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Iveric Bio Reports the US FDA Acceptance of NDA and Granted Priority Review of Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Date: Feb 17, 2023 | Tags: Iveric Bio, Avacincaptad Pegol, Geographic Atrophy, Regulatory, US, FDA, NDA, Priority Review ALX Oncology Reports the First Patient Dosing of Evorpacept in the P-I Study (ASPEN-07) for the Treatment of (..)

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JANUARY 31, 2024

In response to concerns over multi-million-dollar price tags for new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, the U.S.  Two therapies recently approved by health regulators cost $2.2 million and $3.1

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MAY 19, 2023

DMTs for MS have a high price tag, particularly in the US. The development and approval of safe and reliable curative therapies would be a major breakthrough in the treatment of MS, with considerable implications for patients’ financial circumstances and health-related quality of life.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

First introduced in 2020, the global Managed Access Programme (gMAP) has provided Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) free of charge to nearly 300 children with the genetic disorder across 36 countries where the therapy has not yet received approval or in which no formal access pathway exists.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ Relyvrio – a new treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) approved by the FDA on Thursday, after review of the data from its phase 2 trial – was the next day set at a list price of $158,000 per year in the US, sparking outcry. ALS affects over 30,000 people in the US.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Other drugmakers have been looking at Met as a target in cancer, including Novartis, Merck KgAA and Hutchmed, which have all bagged regulatory approvals for oral therapies that target NSCLC harbouring a specific mutation in Met known as exon 14 skipping which affects about 3% to 4% of NSCLC patients.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Johnson & Johnson has its first worldwide regulatory approval – in the EU – for Tecvayli, one of two much-anticipated bispecific antibodies the drugmaker has developed for patients with multiple myeloma. Tecvayli previously scored a priority medicines (PRiME) designation from the EMA and a breakthrough-therapy tag from the FDA.

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AUGUST 21, 2022

Shares in Axsome Therapeutics have rocketed on FDA approval of its depression therapy Auvelity (formerly AXS-05) – a year after its approval was held up by the regulator. Auvelity is the first drug Axsome has taken through to regulatory approval, but could be the first of a string of new products for the company, according to Tabuteau.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An approval decision on the gene therapy, also known as EtranaDez, is expected by the end of this month. On November 7, the company announced that the FDA has scheduled a pre-licensure inspection of BioMarin’s manufacturing facility, and required the company to submit three-year Phase III Roctavian data in the approval application.

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