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FDA accepts Ardelyx’s NDA resubmission for XPHOZAH

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Ardelyx’s resubmitted New Drug Application (NDA) for XPHOZAH (tenapanor) to control serum phosphate in adult patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis who have had an insufficient response or intolerance to a phosphate binder therapy.

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Santhera seeks speedy FDA review of Duchenne drug vamorolone

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Santhera has completed a rolling application for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapy vamorolone in the US, setting up a possible approval and launch in the latter half of 2023. Its lead drug has already claimed fast track and rare paediatric disease designations from the FDA.

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BMS strikes $14bn deal for Karuna Therapeutics

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This represents a 53 percent premium on Karuna’s closing stock price on 21 December 2023. The deal includes Karuna’s lead asset KarXT (xanomeline-trospium), a potential first-in-class treatment for schizophrenia. KarXT targets both the M1 and M4 muscarinic receptors, resulting in a differentiated safety and efficacy profile.

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Mirati challenges Amgen with FDA okay for KRAS drug

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Amgen has its first direct competition in the KRAS inhibitor class following FDA approval of Mirati’s adagrasib as Krazati for a form of lung cancer. Analysts have suggested, however, that the profile of the two drugs is very similar, leading to questions about how successful Mirati will be differentiating Krazati from its rival.

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MHRA authorises alopecia treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

The most common side effects of Litfulo are headache, diarrhoea, dizziness, acne, rash, inflammation of the hair follicles that may be itchy or painful and an increase in an enzyme called creatine phosphokinase, shown by blood test.

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Developing a first-in-class small molecule drug for inflammatory disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

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Early cell therapy successes start to turn the tide in lupus

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Saphnelo is also being studied in a Phase III trial in lupus nephritis, where a person’s immune system targets the kidneys, eventually leading to kidney failure. Several other investigational therapies are expected to have material updates in 2023.