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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –– Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to IMDELLTRA® (tarlatamab-dlle) for the treatment of adult patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The decision to convert IMDELLTRA’s...
Ridgefield, Conn. — Boehringer Ingelheim today announced HERNEXEOS® (zongertinib tablets) has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have HER2 (ERBB2) tyrosine kinase domain activating mutations. “Exploring accelerated...
  ISTURISA® is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor that blocks the enzyme 11β-hydroxylase to help normalize hypercortisolemia in Cushing’s syndrome, a rare endocrine condition that can have significant impact on patients and their families The expanded indication is supported by an extensive clinical development program Milan, Italy and Bridgewater, NJ, – Today...
ROCKVILLE, Md. — NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (NIT), a T cell-focused therapeutics company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) (rhIL-7-hyFc) Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive tumor-type associated with extremely poor prognosis. It is the...
WALTHAM, Mass. — Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative clinical-stage gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies initially for devastating cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation for AFTX-201 for the treatment of...
Sarasota, Florida — BIOM Pharmaceutical Corporation is thrilled to announce that Bi104, its innovative drug product, has been granted orphan-drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Angelman syndrome (AS). Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability,...