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Jun 10, 2025
Amylyx’s AMX0114 Fast Tracked by FDA for ALS; Cellectar’s Iopofosine I 131 Granted FDA Breakthrough in Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia; YolTech’s YOLT-101 Clears FDA IND for Familial Hypercholesterolemia; Oncovita’s MVdeltaC Gets FDA Orphan Tag for Pleural Mesothelioma; Merck’s ENFLONSIA Approved for RSV Prevention in Infants
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
Types of Mitochondrial Diseases and the Science Behind Them: A Journey from Dysfunction to Discovery
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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May 28, 2025
Everything You Need to Know About Niemann-Pick Disease – From Types to Therapies
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 Shows PFS Benefit in 1L Metastatic TNBC; Otsuka’s Sibeprenlimab Gets FDA Priority Review for IgA Nephropathy; Liquidia Wins FDA Nod for YUTREPIA in PAH and PH-ILD; GSK’s BLENREP Combos Get CHMP Backing in Myeloma; Relief Therapeutics Receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Tag for RLF-TD011
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
Unveiling Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Exploring Rare Diseases Impacting Millions Worldwide
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 as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Anal Cancer; Amneal Gets FDA Nod for BREKIYA for Migraines; FDA Accepts Travere’s sNDA for FILSPARI in FSGS; AbbVie’s EMRELIS Approved for Advanced NSCLC With High c-Met; Merck’s WELIREG Approved for Advanced PPGL in Patients 12+
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 Surpasses WEGOVY in SURMOUNT-5 Trial; Verastem Oncology Secures FDA Approval for AVMAPKI + FAKZYNJA in KRAS-Mutant Ovarian Cancer; Thermosome Gains Orphan Drug Designation for THE001; Beam Therapeutics Receives RMAT Status for BEAM-302 in AATD; Capsida Biotherapeutics Gets IND Clearance for STXBP1 Gene Therapy
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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Apr 29, 2025
Boston Scientific Pushes Forward Despite $200M Tariff Challenge; Northstrive Biosciences Gets FDA Green Light to Advance EL-22 Obesity Trial; Roche Acts Swiftly to Offset U.S. Tariff Impact with Global Engagements; Verastem Oncology Secures IND Clearance for KRAS G12D Inhibitor Trial; BlackfinBio Gets FDA OK for Phase I/II Trial of BFB-101 in SPG47
Boston Scientific Pushes Forward Despite $200M Tariff Challenge Boston Scientific has announced that tariffs are expected to add approximately $200 million to its costs this year, but the company remains confident in its ability to absorb the financial hit. Despite the tariff burden, the company reported robust ...
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Apr 22, 2025
FDA Approves Sanofi/Regeneron’s DUPIXENT as First New CSU Therapy in Over a Decade; Gilead’s TRODELVY + KEYTRUDA Shows PFS Benefit in PD-L1+ TNBC; Tempest’s TPST-1495 Gets FDA Orphan Tag for FAP; uniQure’s AMT-130 Granted FDA Breakthrough for Huntington’s; NeuroNOS’ BA-102 Secures FDA Orphan Status for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
FDA Approves Sanofi/Regeneron’s DUPIXENT as First New Targeted Therapy in Over a Decade for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi have announced that the FDA has approved DUPIXENT (dupilumab) for the treatment of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with chronic spontaneous...
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Apr 15, 2025
Cellenkos’ CK0801 Granted FDA Orphan Drug Status for Aplastic Anemia; Mirum’s LIVMARLI Gets FDA Nod for Tablet Formulation; SynOx’s Emactuzumab Earns FDA Fast Track for TGCT; Bristol Myers Squibb’s OPDIVO + YERVOY Combo Approved by FDA for First-Line Advanced Liver Cancer; Soleno Launches VYKAT XR, the First FDA-Approved Therapy for PWS-Related Hyperphagia
Cellenkos’ CK0801 Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Aplastic Anemia Cellenkos® Inc. announced that the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to CK0801, its off-the-shelf, allogeneic T regulatory (Treg) cell therapy, for the treatment of Aplastic Anemia—a rare and life-threatening bone marrow failure diso...
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