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Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug

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The FDA clinical hold keeps Neumora Therapeutics from catching up to the field of biopharmaceutical companies pursuing the same target for schizophrenia. The post Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug appeared first on MedCity News.

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FDA Calls for New Safety Warning for the Class of CAR T Cancer Therapies

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Two months after announcing an inquiry into reports of new cancers in patients treated with CAR T-cell therapies, the FDA is directing makers of these therapies to add new safety warnings to product labels describing this risk. Companies have 30 calendar days to comply.

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Eisai Alzheimer’s Drug Wins Full FDA Approval, But With Sterner Safety Alert

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Six months after Esai Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi received accelerated FDA approval, the agency has awarded the drug full approval. While the agency’s regulatory decision sets precedent for other Alzheimer’s drugs, it also flags serious safety risks.

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Akebia Recovers From Rejection to Win FDA Approval for Anemia Drug

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Approval of Akebia Therapeutics’ Vafseo is based on additional post-marketing safety data from Japan, where the drug has been used since 2020. The FDA rejected the drug two years ago due to concerns about cardiovascular safety.

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Patient Death Prompts FDA Hold on Tests of Drug in Atopic Dermatitis & Asthma

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The FDA clinical hold follows a patient death from liver failure that may be associated with zelnecirnon, an experimental Rapt Therapeutics drug. The biotech notes that no other patient has experienced liver problems and this safety signal has not been seen in any other tests of the molecule.

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Safety Risks and FDA Hold Lead Gilead to Stop Work on Drug in Blood Cancers

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Gilead Sciences said an independent review of interim Phase 3 data found the immunotherapy, magrolimab, led to a higher risk of death. Though Gilead is discontinuing further development of the drug in blood cancers, a review is ongoing in solid tumors.

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FDA approves first gene therapy for Haemophilia B

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first gene therapy for adults with Haemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency) who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, or have current or historical life-threatening haemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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