U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepts for priority review Bristol-Myers Squibb’s application for Opdivo (nivolumab) in previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma

24 May 2017 - Application is based on results from the Phase 1/2 CheckMate-040 trial. ...

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Ultragenyx announces recombinant human beta-glucuronidase biologics license application and marketing authorisation application filed and accepted for review; FDA grants priority review status

23 May 2017 - Ultragenyx today announced that a biologics license application submitted to the U.S. FDA and a marketing ...

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Plazomicin granted FDA breakthrough therapy designation

23 May 2017 - Breakthrough therapy designation supports the potential of plazomicin as a substantial improvement over existing therapies ...

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G20 agrees to tackle antibiotic resistance issues

20 May 2017 - Health ministers of the G20 leading economies, meeting for the first time on Saturday, agreed to ...

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FDA grants priority review to Merck’s supplemental biologics license application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for treatment of recurrent or advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

23 May 2017 - Data supporting application to be presented at 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting. ...

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FDA approves first cancer treatment for any solid tumour with a specific genetic feature

23 May 2017 - The U.S. FDA today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a ...

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New FDA pathway to accelerate development of cell therapies

22 May 2017 - Four products have already qualified for the regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation that provides extra interactions with ...

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Sanofi and Regeneron announce FDA approval of Kevzara (sarilumab) for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adult patients

22 May 2017 - Kevzara is now available to U.S. patients. ...

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Drugs approved with limited data aren’t always well-tested later

19 May 2017 - New medicines that win U.S. marketing approval without conclusive evidence of their effectiveness aren't always proven ...

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FDA approves first drug to specifically treat giant cell arteritis

22 May 2017 - The U.S. FDA today expanded the approved use of subcutaneous Actemra (tocilizumab) to treat adults with ...

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ALPHAEON submits biologics license application for DWP-450 neuromodulator BLA submitted within three years of first patient enrolment

16 May 2017 - ALPHAEON today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolus, submitted a biologics license application for DWP-450, a Botulinum ...

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Amgen submits biologics license application to the FDA for erenumab

18 May 2017 - Erenumab is an investigative treatment specifically designed to prevent migraine only molecule in late-stage development to ...

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Janssen files suit in U.S. to block sale of Samsung Bioepis' Remicade copy

18 May 2017 - A unit of healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit to block a copy of ...

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How did Vertex win an FDA approval without running a clinical trial?

19 May 2017 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals scored a minor coup this week when the Food and Drug Administration signed off ...

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Spark Therapeutics completes rolling biologics license application submission to FDA for investigational gene therapy voretigene neparvovec

18 May 2017 - Voretigene neparvovec has the potential to be the first pharmacologic treatment for an inherited retinal disease ...

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