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FDA grants priority review to Xolair for children and adults with food allergies based on positive National Institutes of Health phase III study results

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, under Priority Review, the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Xolair® (omalizumab) for the reduction of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that may…

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EMA gives positive opinion to Fexinidazole Winthrop as first oral treatment of acute form of sleeping sickness found in East and Southern Africa

Sanofi, DNDi and the HAT-r-ACC consortium announce the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive scientific opinion of Fexinidazole Winthrop as first oral treatment of acute form of sleeping sickness (rhodesiense).…

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FDA GRANTS PRIORITY REVIEW TO AMGEN’S TARLATAMAB APPLICATION FOR ADVANCED SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted Priority Review for the Company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for tarlatamab. Tarlatamab is a potential first-in-class, investigational delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) targeting Bispecific T-cell Engager (BiTE®) therapy…

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Vertex Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for the First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel), for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA’s) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for the conditional approval of CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel [exa-cel]), a CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, for the treatment…

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Vertex Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Study of VX-548 for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced positive results from its Phase 2 dose-ranging study of the selective NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 in people with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Treatment with all doses of VX-548 resulted in a statistically significant and…

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Positive CHMP Opinion by EMA for Arpraziquantel to Treat Schistosomiasis in Preschool-Aged Children

Merck, a leading science and technology company, and the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive scientific opinion for arpraziquantel for the treatment of schistosomiasis…

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CHMP Issues Positive Opinion for Biogen’s SKYCLARYS®, the First Therapy to Treat Friedreich’s Ataxia, a Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended marketing authorization for SKYCLARYS® (omaveloxolone) for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) in people aged 16 years and older. If approved…

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ZURZUVAE™ (zuranolone) CIV, a Landmark Oral Treatment for Women with Postpartum Depression (PPD), is Now Available in the U.S.

Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAGE) announced ZURZUVAE™ (zuranolone) 50 mg (two 25 mg capsules per day) CIV is now available by prescription for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) for adults in the United States, with product…

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IPA Announces Closing of $1.265 Million Public Offering of Common Shares

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. (NASDAQ: IPA) (“ImmunoPrecise” or “IPA” or the “Company”), today announced the closing of its $1.265 million underwritten public offering of 1,265,000 common shares, including 165,000 common shares issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriter of…

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Merck Announces KEYLYNK-008 Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus LYNPARZA® (olaparib) for Patients With Metastatic Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to Stop for Futility

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced that it will stop the Phase 3 KEYLYNK-008 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with maintenance LYNPARZA, a PARP inhibitor, for the treatment…

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European Commission Approves Pfizer’s ELREXFIO® for Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced the European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorization for ELREXFIO® (elranatamab). ELREFXIO is a targeted immunotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least three prior…

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