Adherex granted orphan drug designation for melanoma drug
The FDA orphan drug designation provides potential incentives such as funding for clinical studies, study design assistance, waiver of FDA user fees, tax credits and, importantly, up to
Amgen has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for Repatha (evolocumab) supporting its broader use prior to a first heart attack or stroke.