orphan drug designation
Nuvalent Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Zidesamtinib in TKI Pre-treated Advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC
Nuvalent; zidesamtinib; FDA acceptance; New Drug Application (NDA); ROS1-positive NSCLC; tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) pre-treated; ARROS-1 trial; PDUFA date; CNS penetration; breakthrough therapy designation; orphan drug designation
Jazz and Zymeworks Bispecific Antibody Zanidatamab Delivers Practice-Changing Results in Stomach Cancer Study
Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Zymeworks; zanidatamab; bispecific antibody; HER2; gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma; stomach cancer; phase 2 trial; phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01; overall survival; progression-free survival; chemotherapy; practice-changing; Orphan Drug designation
Diamyd Medical’s Pivotal Phase 3 Type 1 Diabetes Trial Clears Final Safety Review Ahead of Early Readout in March 2026
Diamyd Medical; Type 1 Diabetes; Phase 3 trial; DIAGNODE-3; safety review; Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB); interim readout; March 2026; HLA DR3-DQ2 genotype; Orphan Drug Designation; Fast Track Designation; accelerated approval pathway; precision therapy
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
Servier Supercharges Neuro Pipeline with $450M Deal for Fragile X Syndrome Candidate
Servier; Kaerus Bioscience; KER-0193; Fragile X syndrome; neurology pipeline; $450 million deal; orphan drug designation; rare pediatric drug designation; Phase 2 trial; acquisition
FDA Grants Full Approval to Precigen’s Papzimeos for Rare Disease RRP
Precigen; Papzimeos; FDA approval; recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP); gene therapy; immunotherapy; rare disease; Orphan Drug designation
Stoke Therapeutics Advances Dravet Syndrome Drug to Phase III Trials After FDA Lifts Partial Clinical Hold
Stoke Therapeutics, Dravet syndrome, Phase III trials, FDA, zorevunersen, SCN1A activator, orphan drug designation, rare pediatric disease designation