HYOGO, Japan – JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (TSE 4552; Chairman and President: Shin Ashida; “JCR”) announced today that European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug designation to JR-171, an investigational drug for the treatment of mucoplysaccharidosis type I (MPS I, or Hurler, Hurler-Scheie and Scheie syndrome). JR-171 is a blood-brain-barrier...
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CASTELVECCHIO PASCOLI, Italy — Kedrion announces that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to its investigational treatment for Congenital Aceruloplasminemia (ACP), a rare genetic disorder of iron metabolism. Aceruloplasminemia is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CP gene, leading to a deficiency or...
Seoul, South Korea – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug designation to YH35995, Yuhan Corporation’s investigational oral therapy for Gaucher disease. The decision follows a similar orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April, reinforcing the therapy’s potential as a treatment for...
New York, NY – OS Therapies, Inc. (NYSE American: OSTX) (“OS Therapies” or “the Company”), the world leader in gene-edited, listeria-based cancer immunotherapies, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s Committee for Advanced Therapy (CAT), in conjunction with the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and Pharmacovigilance...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Sobi® (STO: SOBI) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated an indication extension application for Tryngolza® (olezarsen) for the treatment of adult patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) ≥880 mg/dL (≥10 mmol/L). Patients with elevated triglyceride levels have substantially higher risks of all-cause mortality, atherosclerotic...
ROCKLAND, Mass. — EMD Serono, the Healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the U.S. and Canada, today announced the presentation of two new post-hoc analyses of tertiary endpoints from the MAGNIFY-MS study, a Phase IV, prospective, open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of MAVENCLAD® (cladribine) tablets in...
LAS VEGAS — Muscular dystrophies encompass a range of muscle disorders resulting from genetic mutations. Over time, these conditions lead to muscle weakness, which hinders everyday activities. Muscular dystrophy takes various forms, each targeting specific muscle groups and manifesting at different ages with varying degrees of severity. It can either...
TORRANCE, Calif. — Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCQX: EMMA), a leader in sickle cell disease (SCD) treatment, today announced that it has received marketing authorization from the Puerto Rico Department of Health for Endari® (L-glutamine oral powder). This approval marks a significant milestone in Emmaus’ mission to improve the lives...
Adding enasidenib to azacitidine significantly improved responses in older patients with newly diagnosed, IDH2-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to research published in The Lancet Oncology. In a phase 1b/2 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02677922), researchers compared enasidenib plus azacitidine with azacitidine monotherapy. The trial enrolled 107 patients with newly diagnosed, IDH2-mutant AML who were...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Encoded Therapeutics, Inc. (“Encoded”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines for severe neurological disorders, today announced the successful completion of its Initial Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and alignment on the pivotal...