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ALX Oncology: Evorpacept Receives ODD to Treat GC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an orphan drug designation (ODD) for ALX Oncology’s evorpacept, a next-generation CD47 blocker, to treat patients with gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer. Gastric cancer and gastroesophageal...
Immunocore: FDA Clearance of Uveal Melanoma Drug KIMMTRAK
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of Immunocore’s KIMMTRAK (tebentafusp-tebn) to treat adults who are HLA-A*02:01-positive for unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM). Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive cancer of the eye, in...
Imara IND Clearance: Tovinontrine (IMR-687) to Treat HFpEF
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Imara’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for tovinontrine (IMR-687) to treat heart failure with preserved ejection faction (HFpEF). HFpEF (diastolic heart failure) is a form of heart failure that occurs...
Pidnarulex: FDA Fast Track to Treat Solid Tumors
Senhwa Biosciences’ Pidnarulex (CX-5461) has been granted a Fast Track Designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of solid tumors with BRCA1/2, PALB2, and other gene mutations. In patients with solid tumors, specifically breast...
FDA Approval: IND for APS03118 to Treat Multiple Cancers
In regulatory news today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an Investigational New Drug (IND) application from Applied Pharmaceutical Science for its breakthrough drug, APS03118, to target multiple advanced cancer types. APS03118 has...
Drug Designation for AO-176: Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for Arch Oncology’s next-generation anti-CD47 IgG2 antibody, AO-176, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (r/r MM). Multiple myeloma is a cancer of mature plasma...
VYVGART: Approval for Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved agrenx SE’s VYVGART (efgartigimod alfa) intravenous infusion for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult patients who did not see improvements from pervious treatment with...
Investigational New Drug: CX-904 To Treat Solid Tumors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance of CytomX and Amgen’s Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for CX-904, a T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody, to treat advanced solid tumors. Solid tumors can be malignant or benign, typically...
Diadem’s AlzoSure Predict: Breakthrough Device Designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for Diadem’s AlzoSure Predict, a blood-based biomarker prognostic assay designed to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and determine the potential rate of progression in...
FDA Approval: AbbVie’s RINVOQ to Treat Atopic Dermatitis
AbbVie has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for RINVOQ (upadacitinib) to treat refractory, moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in children 12 years and older and adults. Atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, is a chronic skin...
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