The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Y-mAbs Therapeutics has a target action date of November 30 for its Biologics License Application (BLA) for Danyelza (naxitamab) for patients with relapsed/refractory high-risk neuroblastoma. The drug was developed by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and exclusively licensed to Y-mAbs.

FDA

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Fast Track designation is well-timed, as we anticipate starting our Phase 2 clinical trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients this month, and should help bring Brilacidin to patients faster in these dire times.”. Brilacidin for UP/UPS was licensed to Alfasigma S.p.A.

Clinical Trials

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MARCH 4, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent ® (dupilumab) as an add-on treatment for children aged 6 to 11 years with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma.

FDA

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JANUARY 5, 2021

based contract manufacturing business, Benuvia Manufacturing, which has significant chemistry and formulation capabilities, including manufacturing our FDA-approved cannabinoid drug, SYNDROS ® ,” said Todd C. We look forward to supporting Radius through our U.S. Davis, executive chairman of Benuvia. Disease Highlights.

Disease

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MARCH 27, 2022

. “We’re excited OLUMIANT may be a potential first-in-disease medicine approved this year for adults with severe alopecia areata.” OLUMIANT, a once-daily, oral JAK inhibitor was discovered by Incyte and licensed to Lilly. It is approved in the U.S. ” About OLUMIANT®.

Licensing

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

REGN-COV2 significantly reduced viral load and patient medical visits (hospitalizations, emergency room, urgent care visits and/or physician office/telemedicine visits). The Phase 3 portion of this trial continues in non-hospitalized patients. In total, 47% of participants were male and 53% were female. .

Virus

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We are reaching this critical milestone in our vaccine development program at a time when the world needs it most with infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity and economies struggling to reopen. BNT162b2 (SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) FDA Approval History. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. “We

Vaccine

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

ULTOMIRIS – Severe COVID-19: A Phase 3 randomized controlled trial of ULTOMIRIS in adults with COVID-19 who are hospitalized with severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome is underway. FDA approved the ULTOMIRIS 100 mg/mL formulation for PNH and aHUS. ULTOMIRIS – 100 mg/mL: In October 2020 , the U.S.

Clinical Trials

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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

FDA Approves Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium) for the Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adult and Pediatric Patients. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sesquient (fosphenytoin sodium for injection) for the treatment of status epilepticus in adult and pediatric patients.

FDA Approval

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. The increase in survival observed with Zokinvy was derived from two open-label clinical trials (N=62) conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital. PALO ALTO, Calif.,

FDA Approval

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APRIL 8, 2021

These important findings advance our pursuit of treatment options to save lives in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.” European Union and other geographies to evaluate next steps for baricitinib for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. and 14.7%, respectively) and placebo (44.4% and 18.0%, respectively) groups.

Hospitals

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 3 program in hospitalized patients to continue based on passing futility analysis on ability to reduce incidence of death or mechanical ventilation. First antibody therapy to demonstrate anti-viral effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Hospitals

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Doses are being supplied for use pursuant to the FDA Emergency Use Authorization for high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 in order to reduce the risk of progression to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the U.S. Yancopoulos , M.D., In the U.S.

Government

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JUNE 18, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20 (Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) serotypes in the vaccine in adults ages 18 years and older. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S.

Vaccine

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JANUARY 18, 2024

FDA has not approved an NDA for a drug containing botanical marijuana but notes that two drug products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“delta-9-THC”) (as dronabinol), the primary compound in marijuana have received FDA approval: Marinol and Syndros. chemotherapy-induced), and pain.

FDA

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APRIL 26, 2022

— Approval is Supported by Phase 2/3 Data Demonstrating the Safety and Tolerability Profile and Clinical Improvement Outcome in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Treated with Veklury — Gilead Sciences, Inc. At this time, more than half of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States are treated with Veklury.

Treatment

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Casirivimab and imdevimab are not authorized for use in patients who are hospitalized or require oxygen therapy due to COVID-19, or for people currently using chronic oxygen therapy because of an underlying comorbidity who require an increase in baseline oxygen flow rate due to COVID-19. . “The Yancopoulos, M.D.,

Therapies

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Athenex and Almirall have a license deal with Almirall having the license to research, develop and commercialize the drug in the U.S. The FDA approval of Klisyri is a significant milestone for Athenex,” said Johnson Lau, chairman and chief executive officer of Athenex. and Europe, including Russia. Most Read Today.

FDA

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MARCH 2, 2021

This decision was based on the totality of scientific evidence, including data from the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE study that demonstrated the vaccine was 85 percent effective in preventing severe disease across all regions studied, and showed protection against COVID-19 related hospitalization and death, beginning 28 days after vaccination.

Vaccine

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JULY 12, 2021

Evidence has demonstrated that Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine offers protection against COVID-19 disease and prevents hospitalization and death, including in countries where viral variants are highly prevalent. EUA Statement on All Materials: The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S.

Vaccine

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

FDA accepted for priority review Libtayo ® (cemiplimab-rwlc) for both advanced non-small cell lung cancer and basal cell carcinoma. FDA approved Inmazeb for Ebola ( Zaire ebolavirus). REGN-COV2 trial in the COVID-19 outpatient setting met primary and key secondary endpoints. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Schleifer , M.D.,

Production

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Casirivimab and imdevimab are not authorized for use in patients who are hospitalized or require oxygen therapy due to COVID-19, or for people currently using chronic oxygen therapy because of an underlying comorbidity who require an increase in baseline oxygen flow rate due to COVID-19. . Yancopoulos , M.D.,

FDA

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JULY 15, 2021

“Patients with chronic GvHD can experience severe and life-threatening symptoms in different organs around the body, which makes the disease more difficult to treat and increases the risk of poor outcomes,” said Dr. Robert Zeiser, University Hospital Freiburg, Department of Haematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Freiburg, Germany.

Treatment

Agency IQ

JANUARY 26, 2024

Such a situation is commonplace in the clinical trial realm, in which investigational drug products which are not already FDA approved are administered to patients. Under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (PAHPRA) , the FDA also has some authority to extend MCM expiration dates.

Science

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AUGUST 3, 2021

BLINCYTO ® (blinatumomab), our BiTE ® immunotherapy, sales increased 16% year-over-year for the second quarter, driven by 18% volume growth as we benefited from broader adoption in the community hospital setting. LUMAKRAS received accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. In the U.S., Tezepelumab.

Biosimilars

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We believe that our vaccine will provide a new and powerful tool that may change the course of this pandemic and help prevent severe disease, hospitalizations and death,” said Stéphane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna. “I MRNA-1273 (SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) FDA Approval History. Source: Moderna, Inc. . Source link.

Vaccine

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In addition, Amarin recognized licensing and royalty revenue of approximately $1.3 This compares with licensing and royalty revenue of $0.2 VASCEPA was associated with an increased risk (3% vs 2%) of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter requiring hospitalization in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. million and $8.9

Production

New Drug Approvals

JULY 10, 2023

If FDA approved, it will join other previously-approved “-gepant” drugs [ rimegepant ] and [ ubrogepant ] as an additional treatment alternative for patients with migraine, particularly those for whom traditional triptan therapy has proven ineffective. and > 300 mg/mL at lower pH pKa 4.8 2021 Jan 1;31:127624.

Clinical Trials

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

FDA Actions. FDA Approval: Last week the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older). Eli Lilly halted a separate study of its LY-COV555 antibody against COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.

Vaccine

Codon

JULY 14, 2024

Despite the initial promise of PFCs and FDA approval of a product called Fluosol-DA in 1989, PFCs have many drawbacks. Hemopure, the only FDA-approved HBOC product, is a bovine hemoglobin that is chemically crosslinked (that is, several hemoglobin molecules are bound to each other) to improve its stability.

Production

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

MAY 21, 2024

What, if Any, Risk There Is to the Public Health HHS found based on an evaluation of various epidemiological databases for emergency department visits, hospitalizations, unintentional exposures, and overdose deaths that public health risks posed by marijuana are low compared to other drugs of abuse. Basis at 45; NPRM at 44,613.

Regulations

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JANUARY 26, 2021

“The death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise around the world and hospitalizations, particularly in the U.S., These data further support our belief that bamlanivimab and etesevimab together have the potential to be an important treatment that significantly reduces hospitalizations and death in high-risk COVID-19 patients.

Hospitals

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MAY 4, 2021

Lilly is offering donations of baricitinib to the Indian government through Direct Relief while simultaneously working with local Indian pharmaceutical companies to execute royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements to accelerate the manufacturing and distribution of the medicine in India during the pandemic. Ricks , Lilly chairman and CEO.

Licensing

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MAY 4, 2021

Direct Relief will allocate donations of baricitinib to low- and lower-middle-income countries (based on World Bank classification) for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring supplemental oxygen, based on requests from these governments to Direct Relief.

Therapies

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APRIL 27, 2021

At the end of March, the FDA approved Sarclisa ® in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. Developed as part of a joint-partnership between Sanofi and Merck, Vaxelis ® is the first and only hexavalent combination vaccine approved in the U.S. First-quarter sales in the U.S.

Vaccine

Agency IQ

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Although this guidance document is mostly focused on chemistry, manufacturing and control (CMC) information, it clarifies that LBPs are considered biologics, and will thus need to utilize the Biologics License Application (BLA) pathway. AgencyIQ is planning a deeper dive into these recent actions by the FDA. What’s next?

Therapies

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JULY 29, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for baricitinib to allow for treatment with or without remdesivir, whereas the EUA was previously restricted to use only in combination with remdesivir. percent (24/515) for baricitinib plus remdesivir versus 7.1 Wesley Ely, M.D.,

Hospitals