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Sarepta Gene Therapy Misses in Phase 3; Prospects Now Rely on FDA Flexibility

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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy fell short of its main Phase 3 goal, but the firm contends the full body of evidence supports expanding the therapy’s label to all patients who have the muscle-wasting disease.

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iLet Bionic Pancreas Cleared by FDA

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The iLet Bionic Pancreas for use by type 1 diabetes patients has been cleared by the FDA and is now available commercially. Controlling blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes patients is a 24/7, 365 days a year kind of job, with an ongoing risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels occurring.

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Survival data firms up Trodelvy prospects in new breast cancer use

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At this year’s ASCO congress, the Trop2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) was found to improve progression-free survival significantly in in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who received multiple lines of prior treatment.

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Phase 3 lung cancer fail dents prospects of Ipsen, Servier’s Onivyde

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Immunotherapies and combination therapies have dramatically improved the prospects for newly-diagnosed SCLC patients, but despite these advances, many rapidly relapse due to the aggressive nature of the disease. The post Phase 3 lung cancer fail dents prospects of Ipsen, Servier’s Onivyde appeared first on.

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FDA approval for Janssen’s prostate cancer treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Janssen’s Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate), for the treatment of adult patients BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The FDA approval was based on positive results from the multi-centre Phase III MAGNITUDE study.

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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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FDA blocks early filing for ADC drug, signalling tougher stance

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ADC Therapeutics has said it will not seek accelerated approval of its Hodgkin lymphoma drug camidanlumab tesirine (cami) based on phase 2 results, as the FDA will not review it unless a confirmatory trial is already “well underway and fully enrolled.”.

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