STOCKHOLM, Sweden — BioArctic AB’s partner Eisai announced today that Leqembi® (brand name in China: “乐意保”, generic name: lecanemab-irmb) has been approved in China as a treatment for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD dementia. China is the third country to grant marketing approval,...
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NEW YORK, NY — LEXEO Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: LXEO), a clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to pioneering treatments for genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to LX2006, the company’s AAVrh.10hFXN-based gene therapy candidate...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), today announced that, following the receipt of recent feedback from FDA, it is preparing to resubmit its New Drug Application (NDA) for sotagliflozin as an adjunct to insulin therapy for glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney...
EMERYVILLE, Calif. – Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today announced Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) has launched Rylaze™ (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn), also known as JZP458. Rylaze, which was approved by the FDA on June 30, 2021, is a recombinant erwinia asparaginase used as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for...
Weifang, China – Light therapy leads to significant improvements in sleep and psycho-behavioral symptoms for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Qinghui Meng of Weifang Medical University, China, and colleagues. The cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease...
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced it will begin enrolling patients this month in two separate but identical Phase III clinical trials of solanezumab(i), previously referred to as LY2062430, an anti-amyloid beta monoclonal antibody being investigated as a potential treatment to delay the progression of mild...
LAVAL, CANADA, and CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND – Liminal BioSciences Inc. (Nasdaq: LMNL) (“Liminal BioSciences” or the “Company”) announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ryplazim® (plasminogen, human-tvmh) (“Ryplazim®”) for the treatment of patients with plasminogen deficiency type 1 (hypoplasminogenia) through its subsidiary, Prometic Biotherapeutics Inc., holder of...
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for linvoseltamab to treat adult patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) multiple myeloma (MM) who have progressed after at least three prior therapies. Linvoseltamab is an investigational bispecific...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: LIPO) , a clinical-stage biotechnology company addressing serious diseases with significant unmet need, today announces the dosing of the first two patients with LP-310 in its Phase 2a clinical trial in Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) patients. Lipella’s Phase 2a trial is a multicenter,...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Lisata Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of advanced solid tumors and other serious diseases, today announced the publication of a case report detailing a complete response in a patient with metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma patient treated with LSTA1 in combination...