GPC Biotech drug recommended for European orphan status
The orphan drug status will become effective if the European Commission approves this recommendation. Amongst other benefits, the designation provides EU market exclusivity for up to ten years
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to review Kowa Pharmaceuticals America’s new drug application (NDA) for K-911, an investigational once-daily eye drop aimed at reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT) patients.
Preclinical data indicate that mesothelin is highly over-expressed in tumors of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and other prevalent cancers including non-small lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma and mesotheliomas. Research