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EMA’s CHMP gave positive opinions on a nasal delivery for epinephrine and for a first-in-class medicine to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, among others, including a biosimilar for treatment of autoimmune diseases.

The seven chosen sponsors will help accelerate development of novel drugs and biologics for rare diseases.

Results of a Phase III trial showed that Tagrisso with the addition of chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death associated with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer by 44%.

Yoni Tyberg, associate director of the Special Program Staff in the Office of New Drugs, provided an update on efforts to modernize CDER processes.

Diversity Action Plans are now required to be submitted by medical product sponsors after changes governed by the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act.

This alert follows a similar one from the European Medicines Agency in October 2023 amid a rise in demand for the diabetes medication that, in turn, created a shortage.

The guidance document provides information about the agency’s intentions for assigning a goal date for a facility’s inspection readiness under GDUFA.

Imfinzi (durvalumab) combined with chemotherapy decreased the risk of disease progression or death by 58% in a 700-patient trial.

CDER's new program will create discussion around AI and be administered through the Emerging Drug Safety Technology Program.

Breyanzi is made from the patient’s own T cells, which are genetically reengineered into CAR-T cells and then delivered through infusion as a one-time treatment.

The BioMaP-Consortium includes members of the biopharmaceutical industry and supports BARDA.

The outcomes of a workshop organized by WHO and ICMRA regarding COVID-19 vaccine strain updates are presented in a report published by regulators.

AstraZeneca notes that Ultomiris is the first and only long-acting C5 complement inhibitor that offers NMOSD patients the potential to live without relapsing.

AbbVie’s acquisition of Landos includes a lead asset that boosts its portfolio in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, while the ADC, ELAHERE, gets full FDA approval.

Orchard Therapeutics’ Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) marks the first gene therapy approved in the US for treating children with metachromatic leukodystrophy.

FDA published the draft guidance to support sponsors in developing treatments for the states of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease.

The agency has published final guidance documents regarding validation and development of analytical procedures.

The agency has recommended granting marketing authorization to ALS treatment, Qalsody (tofersen), for adults who have a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene.

FDA's Drug Safety Priorities FY23 describes the center’s key safety programs and activities involved in promoting and protecting public health.

FDA has approved Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) for treating patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

The three non-commercial developers of ATMPs will benefit from enhanced support from the agency.

The guidance discusses how to timely notify the agency of changes in production of APIs and finished products.

The agency will coordinate intra-regional medicines regulation to strengthen the African regulatory network.

The immune-resetting peptide, developed by Revolo Biotherapeutics, received positive results from its Phase IIb study.

The final guidance provides recommendations for developing gene therapy products incorporating genome editing of human somatic cells.