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Biogen has received an Accelerated Approval for Qalsody (tofersen) for the treatment of an extremely rare genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) despite less than stellar trial results. Read More
The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on Foghorn Therapeutics’ phase 1 dose-escalation study of FHD-609 after a patient with synovial sarcoma developed a serious heart arrythmia while taking the second-highest dose. Read More
Bluebird Bio is pulling out all the regulatory stops for its investigational sickle cell disease (SCD) gene therapy lovotibeglogene autotemcel (lovo-cel), submitting a BLA with a request for priority review in addition to the four expedited approval designations the FDA had already granted the drug. Read More
Genentech has won full approval for its first-in-class combination therapy aimed at providing curative treatment for patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the U.S. Read More
Before the passage of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA) in 1983, the logistical challenges and financial downsides of developing a drug for a very small population affected by a rare disease meant few drugs on the horizon. Read More
The FDA has approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), Gamida Cell’s first-in-class allogeneic umbilical cord-blood stem cell treatment for blood cancers, which carries a unique twist that increases their immune-boosting potential. Read More
Alvotech has drawn an FDA Complete Response Letter (CRL) for manufacturing facility deficiencies in its BLA for AVT02, a biosimilar candidate for AbbVie’s mega-blockbuster anti-inflammatory therapy Humira (adalimumab). Read More
A joint FDA advisory committee has cleared the way for Otsuka and Lundbeck’s Rexulti (brexpiprazole) as a new treatment for dementia-related agitation. Read More
The FDA offers several pathways to expedite approval of new drugs to help get them to market much more quickly while still evaluating their safety. Read More