Patrick Lavery

The questions come as FDA is revisiting best practices for advancing the development of new biosimilar products under the terms of its updated Biosimilars Action Plan.

Giroctocogene fitelparvovec is designed to allow patients to produce FVIII on their own for a time after a single infusion, an alternative to routine IV injections.

Combination products may be reviewed in a single application or in separate applications for each constituent part, and in rare cases, FDA may decide which type of application process is appropriate.

While the document does not address treatment or prevention of the long-term complications of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease in children, it aims to help sponsors developing drugs for pediatric patients currently affected.

Roche voluntarily recalled Susvimo’s ocular implant, insertion tool, and initial fill kit when test results did not satisfy company standards.

Other indications for which the Sanofi treatment has been approved include atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis.

Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) reduced amyloid plaques in Phase III study participants by 84% after 18 months.

The company is referring to its search for innovative approaches as crowdsourcing and will award at least one cash prize.

This collaboration aims to support and accelerate clinical development of advanced and novel technologies.

The US currently relies heavily on imports from China and other overseas nations for APIs needed to manufacture drug products of critical importance to US patients.

Vabysmo, already approved for patients with RVO in the US and Japan, would be the first bispecific antibody treatment for the condition in Europe.

The typical cycle of ceasing and then reinitiating fremanezumab treatments may actually result in increased monthly migraine days, the study said.

GRPR, or gastrin-releasing peptide receptor, is part of the bombesin G protein-coupled receptor family and has been found to be overexpressed in multiple cancers.

No timetable was given for the length of the planned evaluation or when data would be available, but Kite intends to use the information to expand its manufacturing options.

Results of a Phase III trial showed that Tagrisso with the addition of chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death associated with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer by 44%.

Fruzaqla was previously approved for use in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in the US in November 2023.

Diversity Action Plans are now required to be submitted by medical product sponsors after changes governed by the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act.

The pairing of Abzena and Argonaut Manufacturing Services is the result of several years’ worth of collaborative work between the two companies.

This alert follows a similar one from the European Medicines Agency in October 2023 amid a rise in demand for the diabetes medication that, in turn, created a shortage.

The transaction, announced June 20, follows Bora’s purchase of Minnesota-based Upsher-Smith Laboratories earlier in 2024.

Imfinzi (durvalumab) combined with chemotherapy decreased the risk of disease progression or death by 58% in a 700-patient trial.

The $58 million investment has resulted in a 72,000-square-foot facility with a dedicated LC–MS space and molecular suites and will bring as many as 350 new jobs onto the campus.

Yimmugo, which was introduced in Europe at the end of 2022, could be on the market in the US within months.