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FDA Reconsideration Leads to Approval of Takeda Drug for Rare Esophagus Disorder

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FDA approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical drug Eohilia introduces a new therapeutic option for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammation of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulty. It will compete against Dupixent, a Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals drug already approved for this disorder.

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New Hemophilia Data Lead FDA to Delay Decision for BioMarin Gene Therapy

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BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s submission of additional data for patients treated with its hemophilia A gene therapy, Roctavian, mean that the FDA will push out a regulatory decision to early summer. But it could be worth the wait as analysts anticipate FDA approval and project Roctavian becoming one of BioMarin’s biggest products.

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Cardiac Complication Leads FDA to Place Foghorn Cancer Drug Under Partial Hold

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A clinical trial for a Foghorn Therapeutics cancer drug is under a partial FDA hold after a patient in the early-stage study developed a cardiovascular complication. It’s the biotech’s second partial hold in the past year.

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Patient Death Leads to Pause in Test of 2seventy Bio Cell Therapy for Leukemia

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2seventy Bio reported that an acute myeloid leukemia patient treated with its experimental cell therapy has died, prompting research partner Seattle Children’s Research Institute to pause the Phase 1 study. The FDA has been notified and an investigation is underway.

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Liver injury leads FDA to pause Sanofi’s tests of MS drug acquired in $3.7B deal

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The FDA placed a partial clinical hold on late-stage tests of Sanofi multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib after some patients developed drug-induced liver injury. tests are paused, Sanofi said clinical testing in other countries is continuing with additional safety monitoring.

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$1.7b acquisition to develop rare haematology therapy

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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi ® ) has agreed to acquire CTI BioPharma for $1.7 There is a large unmet medical need within myelofibrosis, in particular for patients suffering from thrombocytopenia who are inadequately treated by existing medicines. This treatment inhibits JAK2, IRAK1 and ACRV1, while sparing JAK1.

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Santhera seeks speedy FDA review of Duchenne drug vamorolone

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The Swiss biotech is seeking a priority review for vamorolone, which was licensed from US biotech ReveraGen BioPharma in 2020 after Santhera its former DMD therapy candidate idebenone failed clinical testing and was abandoned. Its lead drug has already claimed fast track and rare paediatric disease designations from the FDA.

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