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Do patients care about accelerated approval drugs?

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Accelerated Approval allows for early access to drugs and biologics based on initial evidence of safety and effectiveness, while confirmatory studies required to verify clinical benefits are ongoing. Do patients care? The program was codified into law under the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in 2012.

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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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Why Is FDA Issuing Fewer Marketing Violation Letters?

Pharma Marketing Network

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in regulating the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring that medications and medical devices marketed to the public are safe, effective, and appropriately labeled.

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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. Novartis and Incyte Corp’s Jakafi was the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis in November 2011.

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US FDA grants Fast Track status for Avidity’s AOC 1020 to treat FSHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Avidity Biosciences’ AOC 1020 to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). This DUX4 protein abnormal expression leads to modifications in gene expression in muscle cells which are associated with progressive muscle function loss in FSHD patients.

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US FDA grants Orphan Drug status to Avacta’s drug for soft tissue sarcoma

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Avacta Group’s lead pre|CISION drug candidate, AVA6000, to treat soft tissue sarcoma. It also boosts the drug’s safety, tolerability and efficacy. Updated using the pre|CISION technology, AVA6000 is a kind of generic chemotherapy doxorubicin.

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Sarepta shares yo-yo as FDA places hold on Duchenne trial

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Shares in Sarepta came under pressure after the biotech said it had temporarily halted a clinical trial of its new-generation Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidate, after a patient had a serious safety incident. The post Sarepta shares yo-yo as FDA places hold on Duchenne trial appeared first on.

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