Food & Drug Administration Sets Prescription Drug User Fee Action Date for March 15, 2020
Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:XLRN), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to sotatercept for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
First approval for Xeris is based on positive efficacy and safety results from multiple clinical studies
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for neratinib in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have failed two or more prior lines of HER2-directed therapy (third-line disease).
Omeros Remains On Track to Initiate the Submission Next Quarter
Filing includes data from two Phase 3 trials which evaluated the safety and efficacy of Abicipar quarterly dosing regimen
Once daily Aczone® 7.5% Gel is proven to treat acne vulgaris in 12 week clinical studies
Ophthalmological surgeons Tyrie Jenkins, M.D. and Jeffrey Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., of Jenkins Eye Care, now offer cataract patients a trifocal lens that provides a combination of near, intermediate and distance vision.
The Coconut Coalition of the Americas (CCA), announced the launch of an initiative to make it clear that coconuts are not tree nut allergens.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death among people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma
Designation Underscores Urgent Need for New Antifungals Targeting Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) seeking accelerated approval for voxelotor, an oral, once-daily therapy in development for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD).
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ofev (nintedanib) capsules to slow the rate of decline in pulmonary function in adults with interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis or scleroderma, called SSc-ILD. It is the first FDA-approved treatment for this rare lung condition.
Viela Bio today announced that peer-reviewed journal, The Lancet, has published results from its pivotal study of inebilizumab in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). NMOSD is a rare, severe, relapsing, neuroinflammatory autoimmune disease that can result in severe muscle weakness and paralysis, loss of vision, respiratory failure and neuropathic pain.
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel cell therapies for unmet medical needs, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 10,286,009, entitled “Pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury” covering methods for utilizing pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) for the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI).
Company granted 180 days of exclusivity under FDA Competitive Generic Therapy approval pathway
NDA Submitted under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program
Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:RARX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to zilucoplan for the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBYI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to NERLYNX® (neratinib) for the treatment of breast cancer patients with brain metastases.
Inotrem S.A., a biotechnology company specialized in immunotherapy for acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to nangibotide development program for the treatment of septic shock.