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Survival Benefit of Amgen’s Bemarituzumab in Gastric Cancer Attenuates at Final Analysis
Amgen; bemarituzumab; gastric cancer; Phase 3 trial; overall survival; attenuated benefit; final analysis; FORTITUDE-101; FORTITUDE-102; Zai Lab; Opdivo; nivolumab
FDA Launches New Submission Program for Rare Disease Gene Therapies via CDER and CBER
CDER; CBER; rare disease; gene therapy; FDA; submission program; accelerated approval; RDEP; regulatory guidance; rare genetic disorders
FDA Announces New Rare Disease Approval Programme
FDA; rare disease; conditional approval pathway; accelerated approval; biologics; drug review; surrogate endpoints; real-world data; streamlined process
Amgen to Invest Over $600M in New Innovation Centre at California Headquarters
Amgen; innovation centre; science and innovation hub; Thousand Oaks; California; biotechnology; construction; automation; digital tools; therapeutic development; tax incentives; capital investment
Eisai Secures FDA Approval for Leqembi Autoinjector for Maintenance Dosing in Alzheimer’s Patients
Eisai; Leqembi; lecanemab; FDA approval; autoinjector; subcutaneous injection; maintenance dosing; Alzheimer’s disease; at-home treatment; Biogen
Cytokinetics Stock Soars After Positive Phase 3 Data as FDA Approval Decision for Aficamten Nears
Cytokinetics; Aficamten; FDA approval; Phase 3 trial; obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM); PDUFA date; REMS; stock performance
Sanofi’s Wayrilz Receives FDA Approval as First BTK Inhibitor for Immune Thrombocytopenia
Wayrilz; rilzabrutinib; FDA approval; immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; BTK inhibitor; Sanofi; LUNA 3 trial
Vinay Prasad Details New Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals in Recent FDA Memos
Vinay Prasad; COVID-19 vaccine; FDA; vaccine approval; children; Spikevax; regulatory decisions; vaccine safety; evidence; risk-benefit analysis
Ionis Posts Strong Results for Tryngolza in Severe Blood Fat Disease
Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Tryngolza; olezarsen; hypertriglyceridemia; triglycerides; Phase III Essence study; FDA approval; familial chylomicronemia syndrome; cardiovascular risk reduction; drug launch
Zymeworks Halts Development of ZW171 T-cell Engager After Phase 1 Trial Assesses Benefit-Risk Profile
Zymeworks; ZW171; T-cell engager; mesothelin; cancer; clinical trial; drug development; benefit-risk profile; dose-limiting toxicity