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Mallinckrodt gets two thumbs down from FDA for jaundice drug
pharmafile
May 07, 2018
Mallinckrodt paid $80 million, with a further $345 million dependent on milestones, to acquire InfaCare in the hope that the latter’s treatment for jaundice in new-borns would gain a quick approval.
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FDA approves Tafinlar/Mekinist for BRAF V600-mutant melanoma
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 03, 2018
The FDA has approved Tafinlar in combination with Mekinist for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutation…
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US priority review for Sanofi, Regeneron’s cemiplimab
pharmatimes
May 03, 2018
US regulators are undertaking a priority review of Sanofi and Regeneron’s cemiplimab for the treatment of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC)...
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Novartis' CAR-T therapy gets second FDA approval
pharmatimes
May 03, 2018
The FDA has approved Novartis' CAR-T therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for intravenous infusion for its second indication - the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) large B-cell lymphoma ...
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FDA grants Keytruda priority review
pharmatimes
May 02, 2018
The FDA has accepted for review Merck & Co's anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda in combination with Eli Lilly's Alimta (pemetrexed) and platinum chemotherapy ...
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FDA grants orphan drug designation to elamipretide for LHON
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
May 02, 2018
The FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to elamipretide, for the treatment of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy…
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FDA demand puts Compugen’s solid tumor checkpoint trial on ice
fiercepharma
April 28, 2018
The FDA has temporarily blocked Compugen’s plans to start a phase 1 trial of PVRIG-targeting cancer drug COM701.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals to File for FDA Approval of Soliris Successor in Mid-2018
biospace
April 28, 2018
Alexion Pharmaceuticals closed out its first quarter plans to seek regulatory approval for its paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment, ALXN1210
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FDA Warns of Serious Immune System Reaction with Lamotrigine
americanpharmaceuticalreview
April 27, 2018
FDA is warning that the medicine lamotrigine (Lamictal) for seizures and bipolar disorder can cause a rare but very serious reaction that excessively activates the body’s infection-fighting immune system.
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Foundation Medicine’s New Liquid Biopsy Assay Granted Breakthrough Device Designation by U.S. Food and Drug Administration
biospace
April 27, 2018
Foundation Medicine, Inc.today announced that the FDA granted a Breakthrough Device designation for its new liquid biopsy assay, which is an expanded version of its FoundationACT® assay.