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FDA rejects two China-developed cancer drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

The regulator cited concerns around single-country trials in turning back Hutchmed's pancreatic cancer treatment, while manufacturing issues held up Junshi and Coherus' throat cancer medicine.

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C4XD and AstraZeneca enter $402m deal to develop respiratory disease therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

C4X Discovery (C4XD) and AstraZeneca have entered an exclusive global licensing agreement worth up to $402m to develop oral therapy to treat inflammatory and respiratory ailments. The deal has been signed to develop the C4X NRF2 Activator programme for these ailments. This includes an upfront payment of $2m from AstraZeneca.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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FDA’s lab-developed test rule could be first test of agency’s power post-Chevron

Bio Pharma Dive

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine would make it easier to challenge agency regulations, such as the LDT final rule.

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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). This would allow the companies to boost the development of new therapy options for Rett syndrome and GAN patients.

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The drug industry continues to dare regulation

World of DTC Marketing

didn’t just offer to pay for the drug’s development cost so that the price could be set very low, but it’s about investors who penalized the company stock when they learned that COVID might be on the decline. The post The drug industry continues to dare regulation appeared first on World of DTC Marketing.com.

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Judge overturns FDA’s lab developed test regulation, siding with industry

Bio Pharma Dive

A Texas judge vacated the FDA’s final rule, which was strongly opposed by the laboratory industry, and remanded the matter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.