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Tofersen

New Drug Approvals

3] Tofersen was approved for medical use in the United States in April 2023, [3] [6] and in the European Union in May 2024. [4] 4] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. [7] Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is administered as an intrathecal injection. [3] 25 April 2023.

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2025 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to pioneers of CAR T-cell therapy

Broad Institute

After their clinical results, their technology was licensed to Juno Therapeutics (later acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb.) A similar CAR from another company, Kite Pharmaceuticals (now a Gilead company), was approved by the FDA in 2017 as the second commercial CAR T-cell therapy.

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Inavolisib

New Drug Approvals

3] Inavolisib was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2024. [3] 19] Society and culture Legal status In October 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved inavolisib for the treatment of PIK3CA -mutant breast cancer based on the results from the INAVO120 trial. [3] 3 November 2006. cd-21-0072.

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Gepirone

New Drug Approvals

4] It was approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in the United States in September 2023. [4] 4] This came after the drug had been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) three times over two decades due to insufficient evidence of effectiveness. [5] The FDA rejected approval for gepirone in 2002 and 2004. [5]

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Biogen Launches Phase 3 Trial of Felzartamab for Primary Membranous Nephropathy

The Pharma Data

Despite its impact, there are currently no FDA-approved therapies for PMN , and treatment options are limited to non-specific and often toxic agents such as chemotherapy or general immunosuppressants. The rights to felzartamab were licensed to Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio) , which Biogen acquired in July 2024.

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Fitusiran

New Drug Approvals

2] Fitusiran was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2025. [2] 2] The fixed dose of fitusiran is not approved because it led to excessive clotting in some participants. [2] 2] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the application for fitusiran orphan drug and fast track designations. 26 March 2025.

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Elacestrant 

New Drug Approvals

2] The FDA granted the application for elacestrant priority review and fast track designations. [2] Jump up to: a b c d e f g “FDA approves elacestrant for ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer” U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 8 February 2023. 27 January 2023.

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