Jun 10, 2025
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for AMX0114 in ALS Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to its investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), AMX0114, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The candidate targets calpain-2...
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Jun 04, 2025
Mitochondrial diseases, affecting an estimated 1.5 million individuals globally (approximately 1 in 5,000), represent a complex group of rare genetic disorders driven by mitochondrial dysfunction, disrupting cellular energy production. These conditions stem from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or nuclear DNA...
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Jun 03, 2025
Beam Therapeutics Secures FDA Orphan Drug Designation for BEAM-302 in AATD Beam Therapeutics Inc. announced that the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to its investigational therapy, BEAM-302, for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). BEAM-302 is a liver-targeting lipid nanoparticle (LNP)...
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May 28, 2025
Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD) is a cluster of rare, genetically inherited lysosomal storage disorders characterized by the pathological accumulation of lipids within various organs. This buildup leads to progressive multisystem dysfunction, with severity and progression varying significantly across subtypes. While ind...
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May 27, 2025
Gilead’s TRODELVY Demonstrates Significant PFS Benefit in First-Line Metastatic TNBC in ASCENT-03 Trial Gilead Sciences has announced positive topline results from the Phase III ASCENT-03 trial of TRODELVY (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) in first-line metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) patients who ar...
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May 21, 2025
Lysosomal Storage Disorders, or LSDs, are rare genetic conditions that may not make headlines, but they affect thousands worldwide, often with life-changing consequences. LSDs happen when the body’s lysosomes, tiny cellular recycling centers, fail to break down waste materials due to missing or faulty enzymes. This...
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May 20, 2025
Incyte’s ZYNYZ Approved by FDA as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Anal Cancer The FDA approved ZYNYZ (retifanlimab-dlwr), a PD-1 inhibitor developed by Incyte, for the treatment of adult patients with inoperable locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCAC). The approval incl...
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May 13, 2025
Eli Lilly’s ZEPBOUND Outperforms WEGOVY in SURMOUNT-5 Trial Eli Lilly and Company released detailed results from the Phase IIIb SURMOUNT-5 clinical trial, showing that ZEPBOUND (tirzepatide) significantly outperformed WEGOVY (semaglutide) in weight loss among adults with obesity or overweight and at least one we...
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May 06, 2025
FDA Approves Abeona’s ZEVASKYN as First Cell-Based Gene Therapy for RDEB The FDA approved Abeona Therapeutics’ ZEVASKYN (prademagene zamikeracel, or pz-cel), the first and only autologous cell-based gene therapy for treating wounds in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). ZEVASKYN is d...
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Apr 30, 2025
In 2025, the United States launched a bold new wave of tariffs, targeting imports critical to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. These policies, driven by a push to strengthen domestic manufacturing, impose a 10% tariff on all imported goods, alongside steeper levies of up to 245% on Chinese active pharm...
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A New Era for Multiple Myeloma Treatment: Bispecific Antibodies Enter the Fray
Jun 10, 2025
LEQEMBI: A New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Feb 12, 2025
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