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Gilead wins patent battle with US government over HIV PrEP drugs

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According to the US government, Gilead had repeatedly refused to license patents related to PrEP research undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While both Descovy and Truvada contain emtricitabine, they feature different forms of the antiviral tenofovir.

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J&J files lung cancer bispecific amivantamab for FDA approval

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That means it targets both the primary mutation in this form of NSCLC and the resistance mechanism at the same time, according to J&J, which has previously said it plans to expand use of the drug to “all EGFR-containing tumours”, challenging Tagrisso and other TKIs like AZ’s older Iressa (gefitinib) and Roche’s Tarceva (erlotinib).

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. It’s very exciting to see this treatment go from being an experimental therapy used at my daughter’s bedside to now being FDA approved. NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. About High-Risk Neuroblastoma.

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

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FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Eiger licensed exclusive worldwide rights to lonafarnib from Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. PALO ALTO, Calif., 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Aurinia Announces Collaboration and Licensing Agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the Development and Commercialization of Voclosporin in Europe and Japan

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NASDAQ: AUPH / TSX:AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., The Company is currently seeking FDA approval of voclosporin for the potential treatment of LN. VICTORIA, British Columbia & ROCKVILLE, Md.–( based in Japan.

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Novartis’ ‘wild card’ drug Scemblix gets FDA nod for leukaemia

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Novartis has claimed FDA approval for one of its ‘wild card’ drugs – Scemblix – a first-in-class STAMP inhibitor for patients with previously-treated chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Tasigna made sales of $1.56 Scemblix could beef up Novartis’ CML portfolio, which remains a big earner for the company.

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In the News: October Regulatory and Development Updates

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Unpacking the (Black) Box: Antares Licenses Urology Product with Boxed Warning. When the FDA requires a product’s labeling to include a boxed warning (also called a “black box warning” because the text is surrounded by black border), the potential market value of the drug often drops severely.