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Cell and Gene Therapy, Industry

FDA Approves Amtagvi, First Cell Therapy for Skin Cancer

February 20, 2024

Via: Biopharm International

On Feb. 16, 2024, FDA announced the approval of Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel), which the agency said in a press release is the first cellular therapy indicated for treating adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma that has been previously […]


Clinical Trials, Research and Development

New initiative to improve patient retention in paediatric clinical trials

February 20, 2024

Via: Pharma Times

Innovative Trials has announced a new initiative designed to boost clinical trial patient retention in paediatric studies, in partnership with the Oliver Patch Project, a US charity. The Retention Patch Program is designed to engage directly with children and young […]


News

FDA starts review of Argenx drug in rare disease CIDP

February 20, 2024

Via: Pharmaphorum

If approved, Vyvgart Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa) will be the first drug in the FcRn blocker class to treat CIDP, a rare autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system that causes fatigue, muscle weakness, and loss of feeling that can lead […]


FDA, Regulations

FDA Expands Use of Asthma Med Xolair to Treat Food Allergies

February 16, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they’re allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic reactions. Xolair (omalizumab) […]


News

First drug therapy for frostbite has been cleared by FDA

February 15, 2024

Via: Pharmaphorum

The US regulator has cleared Aurlumyn (iloprost) injection from CiVi Biopharma subsidiary Eicos Sciences as a treatment for severe frostbite, caused by prolonged exposure to extreme cold, after a priority review. The incidence of severe frostbite injury in the US […]


Biotech, Industry

Hunting a non-opioid painkiller, a biotech reveals plans to chase Vertex

February 14, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

A little over four years ago, biotechnology giant Amgen retreated from neuroscience research, halting much of its work developing treatments for diseases of the brain and trimming associated staff. Amgen’s pivot proved a boon for a small startup that was […]


News

LianBio to shut down, return cash to investors

February 14, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

LianBio had a busy end to 2023. In October, the biotech sold its marketing rights to the heart medicine mavacamten in Asian countries to Bristol Myers Squibb for $350 million. Not long after, the company received an unsolicited bid from […]


FDA, Regulations

How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?

February 9, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

America’s most popular cold medications contain a nasal decongestant that doesn’t work, creating a knotty dilemma for regulators, a new study reports. Cold remedies containing phenylephrine remain consumers’ most popular choice, despite decades of concern that the decongestant simply isn’t […]


Industry, Vaccines

Americans Have One Trusted Source for Info on COVID Vaccines

February 8, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows. Those who trust the medical profession are most likely to get vaccinated against COVID, despite their […]


Manufacturing, Research and Development

FDA Provides Guidance on Notifying the Agency of Manufacturing Interruptions

February 7, 2024

Via: Biopharm International

On Feb. 5, 2024, FDA announced it has published a draft guidance, Notification of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing Under Section 506C of the FD&C Act, to assist applicants and manufacturers in notifying the agency about changes in […]


Industry, Vaccines

Vaccines May Work Better if Arms Are Alternated for Each Shot

February 6, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

When getting vaccines, switching arms for each dose may produce greater immunity than having the jabs delivered into the same arm. That’s the finding from a new study that looked at the first two doses of COVID vaccines. Those who […]


Industry, Pharma

Brain drug developer Alto Neuroscience prices $129M IPO

February 2, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

Another biotechnology company has hit Wall Street via an initial public offering, the third to do so this year in an uptick of IPO activity that suggests rebounding investor interest in life sciences stocks. Alto Neuroscience raised about $129 million […]


Biotech, Industry

Arch, a prolific biotech creator, is raising $3B for startup investing

February 2, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

Arch Venture Partners, one of the biotechnology sector’s most prolific company creators, is raising a new $3 billion fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund, which would be Arch’s 13th, is being put together less than two years after […]


FDA, Regulations

FDA Warns of Dangerous Counterfeit Eyedrops

February 1, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

Certain copycat eyedrops may be contaminated and could give users an antibiotic-resistant eye infection, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The packaging for South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eyedrops mirrors the packaging for Bausch & Lomb’s Lumify eyedrops, […]


Cell and Gene Therapy, Industry

FDA Issues Guidance on CAR-T Cell Product Development

February 1, 2024

Via: Biopharm International

FDA published final guidance on Jan. 30, 2024 that provides consideration for the development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell products. According to FDA, “[CAR T-cell] products are human gene therapy products in which the T cell specificity is genetically […]


News

Novo resumes supplying starter doses of obesity drug Wegovy

January 31, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

Novo Nordisk has resumed shipping starter doses of its weight-loss drug Wegovy, nearly nine months after manufacturing problems forced it to restrict distribution to maintenance shots in order to ensure that people who had already started taking it could continue, […]


FDA, Regulations

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to First-in-Class Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

January 31, 2024

Via: Biopharm International

Revolo Biotherapeutics announced on Jan. 30, 2024 that FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to ‘1104, a first-in-class immune-resetting peptide being developed as a potential treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Revolo focuses on developing therapies that reset the immune system […]


Cell and Gene Therapy, Industry

AstraZeneca, Daiichi aim for first pan-tumor ADC approval

January 29, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

The Food and Drug Administration could soon decide on whether to make AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s drug Enhertu available for any solid tumor with a specific genetic signature. The partners on Monday said the FDA is reviewing their request to […]


Industry, Pharma

At FDA meeting, experts wrestle with hurdles to developing preterm birth drugs

January 25, 2024

Via: Biopharma Dive

The Food and Drug Administration this week convened a group of experts to discuss ways to develop new drugs for preventing spontaneous early births, a major health concern for which there are no good treatments. At the two-day workshop led […]


FDA, Regulations

FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death

January 25, 2024

Via: Drugs.com

Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the street as “gas station heroin.” The supplements, sold under the brand name Neptune’s Fix […]