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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is reaching into its wallet once again, this time buying Actio Biosciences and an experimental therapy for KCNT1+ epilepsy, a form of the disease with no FDA-approved treatments.
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Three years after Qalsody was approved by the FDA as the first drug to target a genetic cause of ALS, some patients are reporting not only disease stabilization but also improvement of symptoms.
Despite the recent emergence of a new drug class, schizophrenia remains one of the most challenging neuropsychiatric diseases to treat—and Cobenfy’s first steps into the market indicate there is still room to grow.
While there are several FDA-approved psychiatric medicines on the market, many patients still struggle to achieve lasting symptom relief. Psychedelics could help fill this gap.
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The FDA has been trying to mend fences with rare disease drug developers and patient groups since the departure of former Commissioner Marty Makary three months ago. But advisory committee meetings last week for Replimune and Capricor Therapeutics only created more confusion and frustration.
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Analysts expect Replimune’s newly approved Tudriqev to reach $1.3 billion in peak sales in 2035.
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The Phase 2 study was small and was not designed to establish the statistical difference between Vistagen’s drug candidate and placebo, according to Vistagen. The biotech plans to meet with the FDA to determine a registrational path for the asset.
Replimune’s immunotherapy for advanced melanoma faced a perilous regulatory road with two previous rejections, but the drug—to be marketed as Tudriqev—prevailed with strong support from oncologists and a 10-3 advisory committee vote in its favor.
BioVie’s stock fell by nearly 50% as the biotech claimed victory in a mid-stage Parkinson’s disease trial using an alternative endpoint to the primary clinical goal.
Braveheart Bio has emerged on the Nasdaq with an upsized expected initial public offering—marking the public entrance of the twenty-second biotech this year.
Orzeyful is the first orexin agonist cleared by the FDA, and is the first narcolepsy therapy that addresses the full host of disease symptoms. It is “likely to reshape the treatment paradigm” for the condition, Jefferies told investors.
Since stepping in as Sanofi’s CEO in April, Belén Garijo has launched a deep look at the pharma’s pipeline, reassessing assets based on “scientific merit” and potential for long-term value in the quest for a Dupixent follow-up.
The FDA in February slapped Moderna’s vaccine with a refusal-to-file letter—though the agency backtracked a few days later and accepted a revised submission for review. An advisory committee in June unanimously backed mFLUVISA’s approval.