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Binghamton researchers get FDA approval for drug to treat world’s most common genetic disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

— A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys.

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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 label also has a warning about liver toxicity and the need to monitor liver blood tests at baseline and then monthly for at least six months after initiating treatment with fitusiran or after a dose increase of fitusiran. [2] Fitusiran 1711.0g/mol,

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Automated red blood cell exchange: bridging treatment gaps in sickle cell disease care

Drug Target Review

Dr Aaron Haubner, Senior Manager of North America Medical Affairs and Market Access at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies , reveals that while promising new treatments emerge, urgent partnerships are needed to ensure this essential blood therapy reaches the patients who need it most.

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Good things come in 3s

SugarCone Biotech

Finally, while there are clear front runners among the pharmaceutical companies developing targeted therapeutics for these antigens there are also emerging biotechs aggressively pursuing these targets. Toxicities were challenging enough to cause 13% of patients to reduce dose or skip doses and 3% to discontinue treatment.

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Gepirone

New Drug Approvals

2] Gepirone was synthesized by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1986 and was developed and marketed by Fabre-Kramer Pharmaceuticals. [4] 4] It was approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in the United States in September 2023. [4] “Controversial Antidepressant Comes Up for FDA OK — Again” MedPage Today.

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Biogen Advances Investigational SMA Therapy to Registrational Trials After Positive Phase 1 Data

The Pharma Data

Designed using the same fundamental mechanism as Biogen’s approved SMA treatment SPINRAZA (nusinersen), salanersen represents a next-generation approach aimed at greater potency and less frequent dosing—potentially requiring only once-yearly administration. Treatment-naïve individuals, to evaluate efficacy as a first-line therapy.

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB) a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the U.S.