MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (SMPA) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug designation to its investigational therapy DSP-3077 for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). DSP-3077 is an investigative regenerative cell therapy that leverages allogeneic retinal sheets derived from induced pluripotent...
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Ymmunobio, a preclinical stage biotech company specializing in the development of innovative treatments for cancer patients, announced today that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for YB-200, a CEACAM1/5 antibody it is studying for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
Calgary, Alberta and Amsterdam, the Netherlands — Zenith Epigenetics Ltd. (“Zenith” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted Orphan Drug designation to ZEN-3694 for treatment of NUT carcinoma. NUT carcinoma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer with no currently...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced that the rAAVrh74 viral vector used in the investigational gene therapy SRP-9003 (bidridistrogene xeboparvovec) for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E/R4, has been granted platform technology designation by the U.S....
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative treatments for neuromuscular diseases, cardiometabolic disorders, and other serious diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) for apitegromab, an investigational muscle-targeted treatment that is...
STOCKHOLM – Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the submission and granted Priority Review for the New Drug Application (NDA) for Nefecon, a down regulator of IgA1 for the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN.) The FDA...
Once-weekly TransCon CNP demonstrated significantly higher annualized growth velocity, the primary endpoint, compared to placebo Multiple benefits beyond linear growth were observed compared to placebo, with a safety and tolerability profile similar to placebo The FDA grants Priority Review designation for the evaluation of medicines that, if approved, would provide...
PRINCETON, N.J. –– Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review to the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) for adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with previously untreated...
PRINCETON, N.J. — Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Breyanzi® (lisocabtagene maraleucel; liso-cel) as a potential treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at least two prior lines...
RAHWAY, N.J. — Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and Merck’s (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, Biologics License Application (BLA) for ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) has been accepted and granted Priority Review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients...