Janssen Pharmaceutical, part of Johnson & Johnson, has secured approval from the European Commission (EC) for expanded use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in combination with rituximab for previously untreated adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
Roche has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Gavreto (pralsetinib) to treat adults with metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as detected by an FDA approved test.
Eli Lilly has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two additional doses of Trulicity to treat type 2 diabetes.
Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Onureg (azacitidine 300 mg tablets, CC-486) for the continued treatment of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who achieved first complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following intensive induction chemotherapy and who are not able to complete intensive curative therapy.
Gilead Sciences has secured expanded emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational antiviral Veklury (remdesivir) to treat not only hospitalised patients suffering from severe COVID-19, but also those who were moderately afflicted.
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage company advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders, today announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to RP-L401, the Company’s lentiviral vector (LVV)-based gene therapy for the treatment of Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis (IMO), a rare, severe monogenic bone resorption disorder characterized by skeletal deformities, neurologic abnormalities and bone marrow failure.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has secured conditional marketing authorisation from the European Commission (EC) for its BLENREP (belantamab mafodotin) to treat patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19. Based on scientific evidence available, the FDA concluded, as outlined in its decision memorandum, this product may be effective in treating COVID-19 and that the known and potential benefits of the product outweigh the known and potential risks of the product.
Novartis has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Kesimpta (ofatumumab) to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS).
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