Regulatory Filings and Submissions

NICE has issued a positive recommendation for Sobi's Kineret (anakinra) to be used as a first-line biologic therapeutic option for Still’s disease.

Celltrion Group has revealed that EMA's CHMP has issued a positive scientific opinion for regdanvimab (CT-P59)—an anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment candidate.

FDA’s newly proposed draft guidance will support IND filings of antisense oligonucleotides, a new class of drugs.

A growing pipeline of gene therapy candidates aimed at treating neurodegenerative diseases has prompted new guidance.

Accelerated drug development timelines must accommodate all crucial elements of nonclinical safety studies.

EMA's CHMP has started a rolling review of regdanvimab (CT-P59), which is a monoclonal antibody being developed by Celltrion for the treatment of COVID-19.

The EC has granted marketing authorization to Celltrion Healthcare for its adalimumab biosimilar, Yuflyma (CT-P17).

The EC has granted Vico Therapeutics with orphan drug designation for its investigational antisense oligonucleotide therapy for the treatment of SCA.

Verquvo is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator for the reduction of the risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization in adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure.

The approval was based on positive results from a single-arm Phase II trial where the treatment demonstrated significant antitumor activities in patients with the disease.

The vetting and authorizing of important new therapies remained productive in 2020, despite the need to devote considerable resources to dealing with COVID-19 related approvals and policies.

Administration of the COVID-19 vaccination from Oxford University and AstraZeneca is expected to begin in the UK in early 2021.

Moderna’s mRNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease is granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization and CDC recommendation.

The guidance provides information on review timelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The product represents a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration in a line of domestic pigs that may be used for human therapeutics.

Committee recommends Emergency Use Authorization of first mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine; FDA approval is pending.

Celltrion Healthcare has announced that EMA's CHMP has issued a positive opinion for the marketing authorization of CT-P17—an adalimumab biosimilar.

The European Commission has granted a license for the use of inclisiran (Leqvio) as a treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidaemia in adult patients.

Pfizer-BioNTech details its case for Emergency Use Authorization for "highly effective" COVID-19 vaccine.

Janssen announces rolling submissions for its COVID-19 vaccine with Health Canada and EMA.

Manufacturers and regulators accelerate R&D and production of new vaccines and therapies.

FDA granted fast track designation for AB201, a small recombinant protein that is a potent, selective inhibitor of tissue factor, for the potential treatment of COVID-19.

The EC’s approval was based on positive results from a Phase III clinical trial that demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in patients compared to chemotherapy.

The EC’s approval comes after positive results from seven Phase II and III randomized, active-controlled, multi-center studies.

When administered together in clinical trials, casirivimab and imdevimab were shown to lessen COVID-19 hospitalization or emergency room visits in patients at high risk for disease progression within 28 days after treatment when compared to placebo.

Following an EUA application from Pfizer and NioNTech, FDA outlines the process for committee and agency review.

The agency recommended treatments for a variety of cancers as well as treatments for glaucoma and influenza.

Stephen Hahn promises disclosure of supporting scientific data used to issue EUAs.

The vaccine will enter into a Phase III clinical trial in the United States and Mexico by the end of November, which could potentially support global authorization and approval of the vaccine.

The agency published clinical data on remdesivir and information about COVID-19 treatments that have received scientific advice or informal guidance from EMA’s pandemic Task Force.