Ionis Heads to FDA as Antisense Therapy Aces Pivotal Study in Rare Neurological Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; zilganersen; antisense oligonucleotide; Alexander disease; pivotal Phase I–III study; FDA Fast Track designation; rare neurological disease; expanded access program; walk speed improvement; Orphan Drug designation

Daiichi and Merck’s Lung Cancer ADC Achieves 48% Response Rate in Pivotal Trial

Daiichi Sankyo; Merck & Co.; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; IDeate-Lung01; objective response rate; accelerated approval; progression-free survival; overall survival; FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Precigen Receives FDA Approval for First Immunotherapy for HPV-Related Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Precigen; FDA approval; Papzimeos; zopapogene imadenovec-drba; HPV; recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP); immunotherapy; gene therapy; adenoviral vector; Breakthrough Therapy designation

Boehringer Ingelheim breaks into oncology as FDA grants accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for HER2 TKD–mutated NSCLC

Boehringer Ingelheim; Hernexeos; zongertinib; FDA approval; accelerated approval; non-squamous NSCLC; HER2 TKD mutations; Oncomine Dx Target Test; Beamion LUNG-1; objective response rate; first oral targeted therapy for HER2-mutant NSCLC; priority review; breakthrough therapy designation; confirmatory trial requirement; competition with Enhertu

Cellares’ cell therapy factory-in-a-box scores coveted advanced manufacturing technology tag from FDA

Cell Therapy, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, United States Food and Drug Administration, Technology, Identifier, Cell Shuttle, production, Cellares, Biologics License Application, Investigational New Drugs

Kura Oncology’s Ziftomenib Achieves Phase 2 Success in AML, Paving Way for Dual-Track Phase 3 Program

Ziftomenib, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), NPM1 mutation, KMT2A rearrangement, Phase 3 trials, KOMET-001, KOMET-017, Menin inhibitor, Breakthrough Therapy Designation