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The FDA is seeking public comment on its decision to withdraw accelerated approval for Oncopeptide’s Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), after a required postmarketing study showed that the drug plus dexamethasone failed to improve progression-free survival in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Read More
As the 118th Congress continues, FDAnews will track important pending legislation to keep you updated on laws and regulations that could impact your business. Read More
Withings’ Body Scan health station received FDA clearance for its weight-scale style device that provides users a home electrocardiogram (ECG). Read More
As word comes out that the Biden Administration may do a two-days-early reveal on the 10 drugs to be discounted through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), another pharma company — AstraZeneca — has filed a lawsuit challenging the IRA. Read More
CVS Health has launched a subsidiary, Cordavis, to work directly with manufacturers to commercialize and/or co-produce FDA-approved biosimilar products at more affordable prices. Read More
The FDA “does not intend” to enforce the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirement that manufacturers electronically capture and share data that will track a drug at the individual package level from manufacture to sale until Nov. 27, 2024 the agency announced in a guidance published on Friday. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA issued a draft guidance on product-specific guidances, extended the comment period on a draft guidance for human cellular and gene therapy products, published a list of bulk drugs for which there is a clinical need under section 503B of the FD&C Act and notices of advisory committee meetings for oncologic drugs, endocrinologic and metabolic drugs and vaccines and related biological products. Read More
The FDA has announced a new testing tool, and approved several systems for cryoablation, donor lung preservation and cervical disc replacement. Read More
HHS announced a slate of new funding initiatives this week, including $1.4 billion for Project NextGen to support development of novel COVID-19 technologies and $24 million for Curing the Uncurable via RNA-Encoded Immunogene Tuning (CUREIT), part of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot program. Read More
This European Edition of Quick Notes includes a Swissmedic study of drug approval times, $16 million awarded by UK Innovate, an announcement by Roche of phase 3 anti-TIGIT immunotherapy tiragolumab plus Tecentriq (atezolizumab) preliminary results and an Access to Medicine Foundation report on antimicrobial resistance and responsible manufacturing. Read More
Draeger Medical has voluntarily recalled its Carina Sub-Acute Care ventilators — which the FDA has deemed a class I recall — to address the potential presence of contaminants in the device’s airpath. Read More
This month, FDAnews tackles studies for two promising obesity drugs, a first-of-its-kind pneumococcal vaccine for adults and a partial clinical hold for a blood cancer drug. Read More