Quality/GMPs

The FDA approved Roche's satralizumab (Enspryng), an IL-6 receptor-targeting monoclonal antibody, for adults with thyroid eye disease based on the Phase 3 SatraGO-1 and SatraGO-2 trials, giving patients the first at-home subcutaneous treatment option.

AVT29, a proposed aflibercept biosimilar to Eylea 8 mg, could extend retinal disease treatment intervals to 16 weeks, versus 8 weeks today.

The FDA has accepted Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals’ resubmitted BLA for tabelecleucel, an allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy for EBV+ post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. The FDA’s target action date is March 31, 2027.

MT027, T-MAXIMUM's B7-H3 CAR-T therapy, earns a second FDA-cleared phase 2 trial, now testing lung and breast cancer brain metastases.

Antisense oligonucleotides are reshaping drug design, from RNase H gapmers to inhaled delivery; this FAQ explains how they work and why trials still fail.

Genglycos, the gene therapy that earned the voucher, will fund new Ultragenyx therapies for other rare and ultra-rare diseases.

AbbVie's c-Met ADC Temab-A showed a 15.6% response rate in late-line colorectal cancer ahead of its 2 new FDA breakthrough designations.

Manufacturing remediation, not efficacy or safety data, is delaying US approval of Novo's h+emophilia A therapy denecimig.

Doubled drug substance capacity at Alvotech's Reykjavik, Iceland, site aims to secure steady US supply of the Humira biosimilar Simlandi.

Keith Knutson, PhD, of Mayo Clinic explains why vaccine manufacturing speed and cost will determine real-world scalability.

Patients suffered pyrogenic reactions before Fresenius Kabi recalled 3 contaminated batches at its 430,000-sq-ft Melrose Park, Ill., biologics plant.

Denosumab-adet now covers all 3 Xgeva indications, widening lower-cost treatment access for cancer patients with bone complications.

NouvSight001 isn't limited to the RPE65-mutation subset current gene therapy treats, potentially reaching more of the 1.5 million with RP worldwide.

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck pulled ifinatamab deruxtecan's FDA filing in small cell lung cancer after a 187-patient trial fell short.

IPEC’s EIP user guide streamlines information exchange and response times while increasing accuracy through standardization.

Insulin efsitora alfa-gobe (Onswik) cuts injections from 365 to 52 a year for adults with type 2 diabetes, per its new FDA approval.

AstraZeneca's sBLA for durvalumab combined with neoadjuvant enfortumab vedotin in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, based on the Phase 3 VOLGA trial, has a PDUFA date expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

SOTIO Biotech's LRRC15-targeted antibody-drug conjugate SOT106 now holds both Orphan Drug and Fast Track Designations in soft tissue sarcoma and osteosarcoma. The company expects to start first-in-human testing later in 2026.

Johnson & Johnson's modeling projects 18.5-year life expectancy with Tecvayli-Darzalex versus 4.9 years for standard care.

The FDA has approved a label update for Merck's Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) incorporating Phase 3 HYPERION data, showing a 76% reduction in clinical worsening events when added to background therapy in adults diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension within the past year.

FDA's new rule formally recognizes non-animal methods like organoids and AI models as valid ways to support human drug testing.

Glycomine's GLM101, an investigational liposomal mannose-1-phosphate substrate replacement therapy, has received FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for PMM2-CDG, a rare glycosylation disorder with no approved treatments.

Novo Nordisk reports that CagriSema outperformed tirzepatide with 12.4% weight loss versus 9.1% in a phase 3 trial in adults with type 2 diabetes.

New data show risk-based and centralized monitoring shifts effort across roles, sites, and timelines, reshaping how sponsors plan CRA capacity needs.

Fayuvi scored 23.5 points higher than untreated peers on cognitive testing, backing the first-ever approval for a Sanfilippo syndrome A gene therapy.