Don Tracy, Associate Editor New label marks the first Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor to be approved with an oral suspension formulation. The FDA has approved an addendum to the Imbruvica (ibrutinib) label to include an oral suspension formulation across the drug’s indications. Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in partnership with Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, announced that the new formulation is approved to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), and chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) following the failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy. This option is designed for patients who have difficulty swallowing pills, part of J&J’s ongoing efforts to provide multiple patient-friendly treatment options, the company stated in a press release.1 “As the most comprehensively studied therapy in its class, Imbruvica has helped change the standard of care for adults living with certain blood cancers and cGVHD. Nearly 300,000 ...
Davy James The FDA granted Allecra with a five-year marketing exclusivity extension for Exblifep (cefepime/enmetazobactam) through the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act. The FDA has approved Allecra Therapeutics’ Exblifep (cefepime/enmetazobactam) for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs), including the kidney infection pyelonephritis, in patients aged 18 years and older.1 The FDA also granted Allecra with a five-year marketing exclusivity extension for the β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination through the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act (GAIN Act), which is legislation that incentivizes the development of new anti-infective treatments. “Receiving FDA approval is a tremendous achievement for Allecra and a testament to the hard work and dedication of a small, yet highly focused team of individuals. I extend my sincere congratulations to my colleagues Omar Lahlou and Patrick Velicitat for their leadership and oversight throughout this whole process,” Iain Buchanan, supervisory board member of Allecra Therapeutics, said in a press release. “As ...
Recently, Lianyungang Runzhong Pharmaceutical, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhengda Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group, passed the on-site inspection of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with “zero defects”, which means that the company’s quality management system has once again been recognized by international authoritative drug regulatory agencies. Previously, Runzhong Pharmaceutical has passed the FDA on-site inspection with zero defects twice in 2014 and 2018. FDA is recognized as one of the most authoritative and strict agencies in the world for drug quality supervision.2024 From January 22 to January 26, FDA conducted pre-approval inspections on two antineoplastic products of Runzhong Pharmaceuticals, as well as supervisory inspections on four products commercialized in the U.S. market, namely, aminophosine, fosaprepitant dimeglumine, phosphonate, and fulvestrant. At the final meeting on January 26, the inspector announced on-site that R&Z passed the inspection with zero defects. It is understood that during this on-site inspection, the FDA inspector conducted ...
Sanofi today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review of Dupixent (dupliximab) for a sixth potential indication as a supplemental biologic. Sanofi announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review of the Supplemental Biologics License Application (SBLA) for the sixth potential indication for dabigatran (duplizumab), an add-on maintenance treatment for adult patients with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The FDA approval is expected on June 27, 2024. China has also submitted a marketing authorization application and received acceptance from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the State Drug Administration (SDA). Data from two Phase III clinical trials (BOREAS and NOTUS) supporting this SBLA and other applications globally evaluated the efficacy and safety of Dupixent in adult patients with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with type 2 inflammation who are smokers or have a history of ...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Today, the FDA announced its final decision to withdraw approval of Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), which was approved for use in combination with dexamethasone to treat certain patients with multiple myeloma. The agency determined the following grounds for withdrawal were met: (1) the confirmatory study conducted as a condition of accelerated approval did not confirm Pepaxto’s clinical benefit, and (2) the available evidence demonstrates that Pepaxto is not shown to be safe or effective under its conditions of use. The final decision was issued by the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., as the Commissioner’s designee. The decision is effective immediately. The FDA plans to publish a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of today’s decision and remove Pepaxto from the Orange Book. It is the FDA’s ...
Drugdu.com expert’s response: The FDA registration review process for medical devices involves the following key steps: 1.Determine Product Classification: Firstly, the classification of the medical device needs to be determined, i.e., identifying which category it falls under in the FDA’s classification system. FDA categorizes medical devices into three classes: Class I, Class II, and Class III. The registration review process and requirements may vary depending on the device’s classification. 2.Prepare Registration Application: Prepare a comprehensive registration application package according to FDA requirements, including product description, technical specifications, design files, clinical trial data (if applicable), quality management system documentation, manufacturing process documentation, etc. 3.Submit Registration Application: Submit the complete registration application package to the FDA. Typically, this is done through the FDA’s electronic registration system, the FDA Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS). 4.Registration Review: The FDA reviews the submitted registration application. During the review process, the FDA may request further information ...
Recently, SHR-A1912, an innovative CD79b antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) drug for injection independently developed by Hengrui, was granted fast track designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ), for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) that has received at least two lines of therapy in the past. This will help accelerate the advancement of clinical trials and marketing registration. This is also the company’s second product to obtain fast tracks designation from the US FDA. In January this year, the company announced that its independently developed HER3 ADC innovative drug SHR-A2009 for injection has been granted fast track designation by the FDA for the treatment of third-generation EGFR-positive tumors, EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with disease progression after amino acid kinase inhibitors and platinum-containing chemotherapy. Previously, the clinical trial application of SHR-A1912 for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been implicitly approved ...
Recently, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals’s self-developed CD79b antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) innovation SHR-A1912 for injection has been granted fast track designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (R/R DLLC) that have received at least 2 lines of therapy in the past. SHR-A1912 was granted fast track designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) that has previously received at least 2 lines of therapy. This is also the 2nd product of the Company to be granted Fast Track status by the FDA. In January this year, the Company announced that its self-developed HER3 ADC innovative drug SHR-A2009 for injection was granted Fast Track status by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) with EGFR mutation that has progressed after third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor and ...
Davy James Ocifisertib is a first-in-class, novel PLK4 inhibitor that has demonstrated significant activity as a monotherapy in both solid and liquid tumors. Image credit: Arif Biswas | stock.adobe.com Treadwell Therapeutics’s ocifisertib (CFI-400945) has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).1 The first-in-class, novel PLK4 inhibitor has been found to regulate centriole duplication in patients with AML. “The FDA’s decision to grant orphan drug designation, along with the previous FDA Fast Track designation for ocifisertib, underscores [our] dedication to addressing this patient population with few treatment options. Patients with relapsed and/or refractory AML—in particular TP53-mutated disease—suffer poor overall survival and represents a high unmet clinical need,” said Roger Sidhu, MD, acting CEO of Treadwell Therapeutics, in a press release. The PLK4 enzyme is typically overexpressed in cancer cells and has been associated with adverse survival outcomes. Inhibiting PLK4 has been found ...
Davy James The FDA assigned the biologics license application for linvoseltamab to treat relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act of August 22, 2024. Image credit: ibreakstock | stock.adobe.com The FDA has granted Priority Review to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ biologics license application (BLA) for linvoseltamab to treat adults with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who experienced disease progression following prior administration of at least three therapies. The bispecific antibody was developed to bridge B-cell maturation antigen on multiple myeloma cells that have CD3-expressing T cells, which subsequently activates T cells to prompt the elimination of cancer cells. The FDA assigned the BLA with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act of August 22, 2024. An estimated 35,000 US residents will be diagnosed with multiple myeloma on an annual basis. Although research efforts have achieved significant progress in treating multiple myeloma, the disease is not yet curable. Current treatments have been able ...
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