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ASTRAZENECA: BRILINTA Granted FDA Priority Review for the Reduction of Subsequent Stroke in Patients Who Had an Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

BRILINTA in combination with aspirin could be the first FDA-approved dual antiplatelet therapy to reduce the rate of stroke in these high-risk patients

MEDALLIANCE: World's First FDA IDE Coronary Patient Treated With a DEB

MedAlliance has announced enrollment of the first patient in its study of SELUTION SLR™ 014 DEB for the treatment of In-Stent Restenosis (ISR).

SENHWA BIOSCIENCES: Silmitasertib Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from U.S. FDA for Treatment of Recurrent Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma

Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on Next Generation DNA Damage Response (DDR) therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) Designation for its drug Silmitasertib, a Casein Kinase 2 (CK2) inhibitor, being developed as a treatment for recurrent sonic hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma.

METVITAL, INC.: Announces FDA Fast Track Designation of Anhydrous Enol-Oxaloacetate (AEO) for the Treatment of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme

MetVital, Inc. issued the following announcement on July 1.MetVital, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule modulators of altered glutamate metabolism for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need and commercial potential, today announces that the U.S.

BLUEPRINT MEDICINES: Announces Submission of New Drug Application to FDA for Pralsetinib for the Treatment of Advanced RET Mutant and RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancers

Blueprint Medicines Corporation (NASDAQ: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pralsetinib for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic RET mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and RET fusion-positive thyroid cancers.

HEMOSHEAR THERAPEUTICS: Receives FDA Clearance of IND for Phase 2 Study of its Investigational Drug HST5040 for the Treatment of Methylmalonic Acidemia and Propionic Acidemia

HemoShear Therapeutics, a clinical stage company developing treatments for rare metabolic disorders, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct a phase 2 clinical trial of HST5040, an oral small molecule drug for the treatment of patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and propionic acidemia (PA).

FDA: Announces First of Its Kind Pilot Program to Communicate Patient Reported Outcomes from Cancer Clinical Trials

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched Project Patient Voice, an initiative of the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE).

DICERNA: Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation From U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Nedosiran for Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRNA) (the “Company” or “Dicerna”), a leading developer of investigational ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “agency”) has granted rare pediatric disease designation for nedosiran, an investigational RNAi therapy being developed as a once-monthly treatment for primary hyperoxaluria (PH).

LOULOU FOUNDATION: CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Voice of the Patient Report Submitted to FDA

The Loulou Foundation and the International Foundation for CDKL5 Research (IFCR) are proud to release the “CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Voice of the Patient Report”, capturing the voice of patients living with this rare genetic disease that affects thousands of people.

ABBVIE: Submits Regulatory Applications to FDA and EMA for RINVOQ™ (upadacitinib) for the Treatment of Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Submissions supported by two Phase 3 studies in which RINVOQ demonstrated improved joint outcomes, physical function and skin symptoms, with a greater proportion of patients achieving minimal disease activity versus placebo*

AGENUS: FDA Clears IND for iNKT Cells to Treat COVID-19 Patients

AgenTus allogeneic iNKTs have potential to clear SARS-CoV-2 virus & mitigate harmful inflammation

FDA: Grants Marketing of New Device for Continuous Dialysis Therapy for use in Pediatric Patients with Certain Kidney Conditions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for a new device indicated to provide continuous hemodialysis or hemofiltration therapy to critically ill pediatric patients weighing between 2.5 and 10 kilograms (or 5.5 to 22 pounds).

NEURAPTIVE THERAPEUTICS: Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for NTX-001, a Novel Approach for the Treatment of Patients with Peripheral Nerve Injuries

NTX-001 is a potentially transformative adjunctive treatment for peripheral nerve injuries, using a propriety system for the reconnection of severed nerves

CITIUS: Announces Pre-IND Submission to FDA Under the Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Program for a Novel Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19

Innovative therapy candidate uses next generation mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from a master cell bank of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

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