FDA’s Move to Update GSK’s Leucovorin for Autism Raises Questions on Dose, Supply, and Data

FDA; GSK; leucovorin; Wellcovorin; autism; cerebral folate deficiency; drug relabeling; dose; supply; clinical data

FDA Rejects Scholar Rock’s SMA Drug Due to Catalent Indiana Manufacturing Issues

FDA; Scholar Rock; Apitegromab; SMA; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Catalent Indiana; Complete Response Letter; Manufacturing issues; Drug approval

Ionis Heads to FDA as Antisense Therapy Aces Pivotal Study in Rare Neurological Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; zilganersen; antisense oligonucleotide; Alexander disease; pivotal Phase I–III study; FDA Fast Track designation; rare neurological disease; expanded access program; walk speed improvement; Orphan Drug designation

AstraZeneca and SOPHiA GENETICS Expand AI-Powered Cancer Testing Collaboration

AstraZeneca; SOPHiA GENETICS; AI; cancer testing; breast cancer; prostate cancer; next generation sequencing (NGS); PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN pathway; real-world evidence; precision medicine

FDA Approves Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Forzinity as First Treatment for Barth Syndrome After Rejection and Delay

FDA approval; Stealth BioTherapeutics; Forzinity; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; mitochondrial dysfunction; accelerated approval