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Continued efforts to obtain approval for a drug to treat a rare neuromuscular disorder appear in this month’s Research Roundup along with an oral anticoagulant, and treatments for peanut allergy in children and migraine. Read More
Nearly half of rare oncology drug approvals include postmarketing requirements (PMR) for drug-drug interactions (DDI), a particular concern for cancer patients who are frequently being treated for co-morbidities and palliative care. Read More
In this edition of Quick Notes, we review recent FDA drug approvals of combination drug Truqap/Faslodex for breast cancer, DefenCath for hemodialysis patients, non-small cell lung cancer treatment Augtyro, a 38th approval for Keytruda, and an approval for Xtandi for prostate cancer. Read More
Merck appears destined for another disappointment with its investigative cough suppressant gefapixant, after an FDA advisory committee almost universally panned the drug’s phase 3 data, citing an almost complete overlap of patient-reported outcomes, a 57 percent placebo response rate, and a 28 percent dropout rate related to taste disturbance, the drug’s biggest side effect. Read More
Two oncology drugs that hold the records for the longest-marketed accelerated approval cancer drugs without confirmed clinical benefit and safety profiles need shorter, more focused study in a subgroup, members of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee agreed in a meeting on Thursday, expressing concerns about the sponsor’s proposal for a large phase 3 trial. Read More
A groundbreaking treatment for sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia using the biomedical advancement of CRISPR technology has been authorized by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for patients aged 12 and over. Read More
Bayer is issuing a voluntary withdrawal of Aliqopa (copanlisib) after the PI3K inhibitor failed to meet the primary endpoint of progression-free survival in its postmarketing confirmatory trial. Read More
At first, the idea of repurposing a drug seems so logical. A reasonable person could be forgiven for thinking this is already common practice. Since safety and efficacy have been shown in order to gain FDA approval to use a drug for a specific disease, that logic goes, wouldn’t researchers check to see what other diseases might be treated using such a drug? Read More
In this edition of Quick Notes, we review recent FDA drug approvals of Zepbound for weight loss, Fruzaqla for colorectal cancer, Cosentyx for hidradenitis suppurativa, Keytruda for biliary cancer, and Stelara biosimilar Wezlana for several inflammatory diseases. Read More