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FDA approves new ALS medicine in precedent-setting decision

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Biogen’s drug failed the key study meant to show it can slow the nerve-destroying disease, but the drug’s effect on a protein of interest led the FDA to conditionally clear it for market.

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Celltrion’s Avtozma Receives FDA Approval, Making it the Third Actemra Biosimilar to Hit the Market

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Celltrions Actemra (tocilizumab) biosimilar Avtozma (tocilizumab-anoh) has received FDA approval for multiple indications, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), giant cell arteritis (GCA), polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) as well as COVID-19.

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Symvess: Humacyte’s FDA-Approved Bioengineered Solution for Vascular Trauma

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Symvess is a one-time, single-use, acellular tissue-engineered vessel (ATEV) composed of human extracellular matrix proteins. With FDA approval granted, Humacyte is working to make Symvess widely available in hospitals, trauma centers and military facilities, offering new treatment options for patients with vascular injuries.

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Datroway’s Approval in Breast Cancer Solidifies Daiichi Sankyo’s Leadership in ADCs

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The FDA has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk), a TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for adults with unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, developed through a global collaboration between Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. The FDA approval sent Daiichi Sankyos shares soaring by 8.7%

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Wainua (Eplontersen) Now FDA-Approved for Rare Disease ATTRv-PN

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Wainua is the only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of ATTRv-PN that can be self-administered via an auto-injector. Approval of Wainua represents a meaningful advancement in treatment, one that gives those who are living with transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy help managing the disease,” said Michael J.

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TNKase (Tenecteplase) Becomes First Stroke Medicine Approved by FDA in Almost 30 Years

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The FDA has approved Genentechs TNKase (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults, marking a milestone as the first new stroke medicine approved in nearly three decades. By dissolving these clots, TNKase helps restore blood flow to the brain, reducing the risk of permanent damage.

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BridgeBio’s Attruby (Acoramidis): A New, More Potent TTR Stabilizer for ATTR-CM

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This progressive disease occurs when misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins form amyloid deposits in the heart, leading to cardiac dysfunction. Attruby offers a more potent option , following Pfizer’s tafamidis (Vyndaqel and Vyndamax), the first therapy and TTR stabilizer approved to treat ATTR-CM.