ViTAA Medical Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for AiORTA Plan, Launching Its Hyper-Precise Aortic Care Platform

ViTAA Medical; FDA 510(k) clearance; AiORTA Plan; hyper-precise aortic care; automated aortic surgery planning; vascular AI; preoperative measurement automation; cloud-based healthcare; aortic aneurysm segmentation; clinical workflow improvement

Can the CDER-CBER Dynamic Change Under New Leadership? Pazdur vs. Prasad in the FDA’s Turbulent 2025

Richard Pazdur; Vinay Prasad; FDA leadership; CDER; CBER; regulatory dynamics; drug approvals; biologics; agency instability; Project Orbis

Cogent Hits Unprecedented Efficacy in Rare Stomach Cancer, Clearing Path to FDA

Cogent Biosciences; bezuclastinib; unprecedented efficacy; rare stomach cancer; gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST); FDA submission; second-line treatment; objective response rate; progression-free survival

Merck Reports Pivotal PCSK9 Pill Data in Race to Beat AstraZeneca to Market

Merck; PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide; oral cholesterol pill; AstraZeneca; CORALreef trial; LDL-C reduction; AHA 2025; FDA approval; cardiovascular disease

Ionis Claims Curative Potential for Tryngolza in Severe Triglyceride Disease

Ionis; Tryngolza; severe hypertriglyceridemia; curative potential; triglyceride reduction; acute pancreatitis; antisense oligonucleotide; FDA submission; Phase III trial; RNA-targeted therapy

FDA Extends Review Period for Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ Imcivree (Setmelanotide) in Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

Imcivree; Rhythm Pharmaceuticals; FDA; review extension; acquired hypothalamic obesity; setmelanotide; PDUFA goal date; Phase 3 trial; major amendment; MC4R agonist

Patient Hospitalized After Receiving Intellia’s CRISPR Therapy Dies, Prompting FDA Hold on Trials

Intellia Therapeutics; CRISPR therapy; nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z); patient death; liver toxicity; Phase III MAGNITUDE trial; ATTR amyloidosis; clinical trial hold; FDA; comorbidities

Weight-loss Drugs Lead Latest Batch of FDA Priority Voucher Recipients

FDA; priority review vouchers; weight-loss drugs; Wegovy; orforglipron; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; drug pricing; fast-track approval; Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher

FDA Approves Darzalex Faspro for High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

FDA approval; Darzalex Faspro; high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma; AQUILA study; early intervention; progression-free survival; daratumumab; hyaluronidase-fihj