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FDA wants classwide boxed warning on all commercial CAR-T therapies amid secondary cancer safety probe

Fierce Pharma

As many have feared, the FDA’s investigation into secondary T-cell cancers following treatment with existing CAR-T therapies is poised to lead to a classwide black box warning. |

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Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug

MedCity News

The FDA clinical hold keeps Neumora Therapeutics from catching up to the field of biopharmaceutical companies pursuing the same target for schizophrenia. But Neumora remains on track with its lead program, a different drug in late-stage clinical testing for major depressive disorder.

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

MedCity News

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

MedCity News

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 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.