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Acorda Therapeutics Concludes $185M Asset Sale with Merz amid Bankruptcy Filing Following Disappointing Sales
Acorda Therapeutics, $185M asset sale, Merz, Bankruptcy filing, Years of disappointing sales, Multiple Sclerosis drug Fampyra, Biogen returns ex-US rights, Generic competition, Declining sales, Neurological diseases
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Declares Bankruptcy and Announces Operational Wind Down Following Years of Challenges
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Assets Sale, Operational Wind Down, Rare Metabolic Disease Therapy Development
AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris Gains FDA Approval for Rare Autoimmune Condition – NMOSD
AstraZeneca, Ultomiris, ravulizumab-cwvz, FDA Approval, Rare Autoimmune Disease, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), Long-acting C5 complement inhibitor, Phase 3 CHAMPION-NMOSD Trial, Reduced Relapse Rate, Dosing Frequency
FDA Greenlights Idorsia’s Aprocitentan (Tryvio) for Resistant Hypertension Patients
FDA approval, Idorsia, Aprocitentan, Tryvio, Resistant hypertension, Endothelin receptor antagonist, Systolic blood pressure, Uncontrolled hypertension, Combination therapy, Clinical trials, PRECISION study, Recommended dosage: 12.5 mg, Availability: Second half of 2024, Edema and fluid retention side effects
Takeda’s $5.2B Ariad Deal Yields Label Expansion for Iclusig in Rare Leukemia
Takeda, Ariad, $5.2B deal, Iclusig, Label expansion, Rare form of leukemia
Bayer’s Menopause Drug Elinzanetant Achieves Successful Long-Term Results in Phase III Trial, Rivalling Astellas’ Veozah
Bayer, Elinzanetant, Menopause drug, Phase III trial, Long-term results, Hot flashes, Vasomotor symptoms, Astellas, Veozah, Competition
FDA Grants First Approval for Orchard Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy Lenmeldy in Treating Rare Pediatric Neuron Disease
Orchard Therapeutics, Lenmeldy, FDA Approval, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Rare Pediatric Disease, Autologous Gene Therapy, Pre-Symptomatic Late Infantile/ Early Juvenile Patients
FDA Unexpectedly Postpones Approval Decision for Eli Lilly’s Donanemab, Schedules AdComm Review
Donanemab, Eli Lilly, FDA delay, Approval postponement, Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee (PCNS), Safety and efficacy review, Clinical trial results, Brain swelling and bleeding side effects, Accelerated approval declined, Leqembi and Aduhelm precedent, Full approval anticipated, Accelerated approval rejected.
MacroGenics and AbbVie Discontinue Development of ADAM9 Antibody-Drug Conjugate (IMGC936)
MacroGenics, AbbVie, Partnered ADC, ADAM9, IMGC936, Early Data, Safety Concerns, Efficacy Issues
FDA Greenlights Opdivo Combination Therapy for First-Line Bladder Cancer Treatment
Overall Survival, Combined, cisplatin, Opdivo