Governmental or Regulatory Activity
Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy
FDA Threatens Action After Sarepta Refuses to Halt Elevidys Shipments
FDA; Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; gene therapy; market withdrawal; patient deaths; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; liver failure; regulatory authority
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s PTSD Bid for Rexulti
Lundbeck; Otsuka; Rexulti; FDA advisory committee; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; clinical trials; drug efficacy; setback
Sarepta Stands Ground Against HHS Request To Stop Elevidys Shipments
Sarepta; Elevidys; FDA; HHS; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; drug safety; shipping suspension; patient deaths; AAVrh74; regulatory action
FDA Advisory Panel Rejects GSK’s Blenrep in New Combinations Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns
Blenrep; GSK; FDA Advisory Panel; multiple myeloma; ocular toxicity; safety concerns; DREAMM trials; drug approval; relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
FDA Advisory Committee Votes Against GSK’s Blenrep in Multiple Myeloma
FDA Advisory Committee; Blenrep; GSK; multiple myeloma; ODAC vote; drug safety; ocular toxicity; clinical trials
FDA Flags Eye Safety Concerns as GSK Seeks Blenrep’s US Return
GSK; Blenrep; FDA; eye safety; ocular toxicity; advisory committee; multiple myeloma; drug approval; United States; relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
FDA Chief Calls for Lower User Fees as PDUFA VIII Negotiations Begin
FDA; user fees; PDUFA VIII; regulatory policy; drug approval; fee structure; negotiations
UnitedHealth Group Names Mike Cotton as New Medicaid CEO in Executive Reshuffle
UnitedHealth Group; CEO appointment; Medicaid; Mike Cotton; executive changes; government programs; Bobby Hunter; leadership transition
Alphabet’s Calico Strikes $596M Deal for Mabwell’s Anti-Aging Antibody
Calico; Alphabet; Mabwell; anti-aging; biotech; IL-11 antibody; 9MW3811; exclusive licensing; aging-related diseases; biopharma deal