United States Food and Drug Administration
FDA Rejects Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug but Leaves Door Open for Accelerated Approval
FDA rejection; Stealth BioTherapeutics; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; accelerated approval; muscle strength endpoint; phase 2 trial; regulatory delay
Merck, Daiichi Sankyo Withdraw FDA Application for HER3-Targeting ADC After Survival Endpoint Miss
Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; patritumab deruxtecan; HER3 ADC; FDA application; non-small cell lung cancer; clinical trial; overall survival; application withdrawal
Uncertainty Surrounds Moderna’s Next-Generation COVID Shot Amid Policy Changes
Moderna; COVID-19 vaccine; FDA policy; combination flu/COVID-19 shot; vaccine access; mRNA-1083; vaccine recommendations; regulatory setback
GSK, Spero Report Major Phase 3 Win for UTI Antibiotic; Spero’s Stock Surges
GSK; Spero Therapeutics; tebipenem HBr; Phase 3 trial; UTI antibiotic; complicated urinary tract infection; PIVOT-PO trial; stock surge; clinical trial results; FDA submission
A New Dawn for Psychedelics: Compass Pathways Nears Major Phase 3 Psilocybin Results
Compass Pathways; COMP360; psilocybin; treatment-resistant depression; phase 3 trial; psychedelic therapy; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; mental health innovation
Patient Death in Rocket Pharmaceuticals Gene Therapy Trial Prompts FDA Clinical Hold
Rocket Pharmaceuticals; gene therapy; Danon disease; clinical hold; FDA; patient death; capillary leak syndrome; acute systemic infection; RP-A501; adverse event
About 5% of CBER and CDER Left After FDA Staff Cuts, Analysis Finds
FDA layoffs; CBER; CDER; drug review; biologics; staff cuts; Trump administration; drug approval process
FDA Expects ‘Timely Availability’ of Covid Shots as Advisors Update Formula Recommendation
FDA; Covid-19; vaccine; formula update; timely availability; advisory committee; JN.1-lineage; KP.2 strain; 2025-2026
FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Votes Against Expanding Pfizer’s Prostate Cancer Drug Combo
FDA; advisory committee; Pfizer; Talzenna; talazoparib; enzalutamide; prostate cancer; mCRPC; PARP inhibitor; label expansion; unanimous vote
Moderna Shares Fall as Company Withdraws Flu/COVID-19 Combination Vaccine Application
Moderna; mRNA-1083; combination vaccine; flu; COVID-19; FDA; Biologics License Application; vaccine efficacy; clinical trial; share price