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FDA Grants OKYO Pharma Fast Track Designation to Urcosimod for Neuropathic Corneal Pain

1 May 2025 -- London, UK and New York, US -- OKYO Pharma Limited, an ophthalmology-focused bio-pharmaceutical company which is developing urcosimod (formerly called OK-101) to treat NCP, an ocular...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 1, 2025

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Fondazione Telethon Submits US Biological License Application for Etuvetidigene Autotemcel Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Sydrome

11 March 2025 -- Milan, Italy -- Fondazione Telethon, an Italian biomedical charity focused on rare genetic diseases, announced that it has submitted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 11, 2025

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OKYO Pharma Files for Fast Track Designation with FDA for Urcosimod to Treat Neuropathic Corneal Pain

10 March 2025 -- London, UK and New York, US -- OKYO Pharma Limited, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neuropathic corneal pain, a severe...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 10, 2025

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Bioxodes obtains Orphan Drug Designation for hemorrhagic stroke therapeutic candidate in US and Europe

FDA, EMA grant BIOX-101 ODD status to treat intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (ICH) ODD status may expedite drug candidate development and approvals BIOX-101 interim Phase 2a data in ICH imminent. 5...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 5, 2025

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Tiziana Life Sciences Files Investigational New Drug Application with FDA for ALS Phase 2 Clinical Trial

4 March 2025 -- New York, US -- Tiziana Life Sciences, Ltd, a biotechnology company developing breakthrough immunomodulation therapies with its lead development candidate, intranasal foralumab, a fully human, anti-CD3...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 4, 2025

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Boehringer’s nerandomilast meets primary endpoint in Phase III study FIBRONEER-ILD, in progressive pulmonary fibrosis

Topline data from FIBRONEER™-ILD show that the investigational compound nerandomilast met its primary endpoint, which was the absolute change from baseline in forced vital capacity [mL] at week 52 versus...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 10, 2025

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CHMP recommends subcutaneous RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Data from the Phase 3 PALOMA-3 study showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration meeting both co-primary pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints, as well as a five-fold reduction in infusion-related reactions and fewer venous...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 3, 2025

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Opella reaches study milestone for Cialis

21 January 2025 -- Paris, France -- Opella, Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare business, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted a clinical hold on its planned actual...

Category: Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 21, 2025

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HUTCHMED Announces NMPA Full Approval for ORPATHYS® (savolitinib) in China for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic MET Exon 14 NSCLC

Indication expands to include treatment-naïve patients The 2021 conditional approval in previously treated patients converted to full approval. 14 January 2025 -- Hong Kong, Shanghai, and New Jersey, US --...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 14, 2025

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PureTech Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for LYT-200 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Single agent and combination data from Phase 1b AML/MDS trial presented at ASH 2024 showed potential of LYT-200 to serve broad range of patients across various lines of treatment LYT-200...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 9, 2025

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PTC Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance for Filing of NDA for Sepiapterin for the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Phenylketonuria Patients

1 October 2024 -- New Jersey, US -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) announced today the FDA has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) of sepiapterin for the treatment of...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 1, 2024

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PureTech-Invented KarXT Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adults

Milestone triggers payments to PureTech totaling $29 million under agreements with Royalty Pharma and PureTech’s Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in March 2024, and...

Category: Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 27, 2024

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Duke Street Bio Granted Approval by European Medicines Agency to Launch Next-Generation PARP1-Selective Inhibitor Trial

24 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Duke Street Bio Ltd, a precision medicine biotech developing next generation small molecule cancer therapies, is pleased to announce that the European Medicines...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 24, 2024

Dupixent recommended for EU approval by the CHMP to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children as young as 1 year old

Recommendation based on a phase 3 study showing a significantly greater proportion of children on Dupixent achieved histological remission, compared to placebo, consistent with improvements seen in adults and adolescents...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024

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DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-based quadruplet regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Recommendation supported by findings from quadruplet therapy PERSEUS study with daratumumab subcutaneous (SC) formulation in the frontline setting Findings showed 60 percent reduction in risk of disease progression or death...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024

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