Regulatory Filings and Submissions

New guidance documents clarify production standards and processes for developing interchangeable biologic drugs.

The biosimilar, Kanjinti, is approved for all indications of Herceptin, which includes treating breast, gastric, and gastroesophogeal cancers.

Gene therapy development company, bluebird bio, has revealed that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for Zynteglo.

CDER’s KASA program seeks manufacturer data on drug attributes and risks to inform oversight.

Prestige BioPharma has announced that the EMA has accepted its marketing authorization application for HD201 (Tuzune) for review.

The company says it will work with payers to create payment options for its recently approved gene therapy, Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), priced at $2.125 million.

The agency has approved Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), the first gene therapy to treat pediatric spinal muscular atrophy.

The guidance discusses the design and evaluation of comparative analytical studies used to support the biosimilarity of a proposed therapeutic protein product to a reference product licensed under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act.

The agency updated its list of recommended influenza virus strains that manufacturers should include in vaccines for the autumn 2019 season.

The guidance will assist sponsors in demonstrating a proposed therapeutic protein product is interchangeable with a reference product.

The agency approved Benlysta (belimumab) intravenous infusion for treatment of children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

The agency recommended marketing authorization for two orphan drugs and treatments for opioid dependence, HIV, cancer, and more.

The company’s center of excellence for advanced analytical testing passed GMP inspection from the European Medicines Agency.

CDER Director Janet Woodcock is finalizing this more streamlined approach process for evaluating new drugs to handle the surge in drug application submissions.

AstraZeneca and MSD have announced the EC's approval of Lynparza (olaparib) as a monotherapy in the treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Novartis has announced that FDA has accepted its biologics license application (BLA) for brolucizumab (RTH258) for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The European Medicines Agency weighs in on the role of regulators in determining added benefits of novel therapies.

Novartis’ Sandoz resubmitted its biologics license application (BLA) for a proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim to FDA in response to a 2016 complete response letter from the agency.

The guidance provides industry with information on the design and implementation of natural history studies to support the development of treatments for rare diseases.

The guidance provides nonclinical and clinical recommendations to sponsors for the development of products for the prevention of HIV-1 infection.

OSE Immunotherapeutics has been granted authorization to commence a Phase I clinical trial for checkpoint inhibitor BI 765063 (previously OSE-172).

FDA Commissioner Gottlieb released a statement on the agency’s efforts to refine the naming convention for biosimilars to balance competition and to help ensure patient safety.

FDA expects more than 200 investigational new drug applications for cell and gene therapies by 2020, causing the agency to strengthen its regulatory program.

The agency clarified the process for development programs for regenerative medicine therapies.

The guidance explains the process of applying for competitive generic therapy designation.