MABWELL (SHANGHAI) BIOSCIENCE CO. LTD. (688062.SH), an innovative biopharmaceutical company with a full industrial chain layout, announced that the U.S. FDA has granted orphan drug to the iron homeostasis macromolecule regulatory drug 9MW3011 (R&D code in the U.S.: MWTX-003/DISC-3405) (Orphan Drug Designation, ODD). 9MW3011 is indicated for the treatment of polycythemia vera (PV). Orphan drug designation from the FDA applies to drugs for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States. Orphan drug designation can bring policy benefits to drug developers, including assistance during the drug development, clinical fee reductions, and seven years of market exclusivity after approval. 9MW3011 has been undergoing clinical trial in China and the United States and received FDA fast track designation in September last year. About 9MW3011 9MW3011 is an anti-TMPRSS6 monoclonal antibody independently developed by MABWELL’s San Diego Innovation R&D Center in the United States. It can upregulate the level ...
Davy James Novartis’ and Roche’s Xolair (omalizumab) is indicated to treat severe allergic reactions after accidental exposure to one or more foods in individuals aged one year and above. The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Novartis’ and Roche’s Xolair (omalizumab) as the first medication indicated to reduce allergic reactions from exposure to one or more food allergens in individuals over 1 year of age with immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy. Xolair is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and inhibits IgE, which is involved in the pathophysiology of the allergic inflammation characteristic of asthma. Through this mechanism of action, IgE down-regulates the immune response to help gain control over allergy-driven inflammation. “Many people with food allergies and their loved ones live in constant fear of accidentally coming into contact with the food they are allergic to and the life-threatening allergic reaction that could happen as a result. Today’s ...
Sanofi has announced that its investigational anti-CD40L antibody frexalimab has shown potential as a “high-efficacy therapy” for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to mid-stage results published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Affecting approximately 2.8 million people worldwide, MS is a disabling, neurological disease in which the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath that covers the nerves and disrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body. Relapsing forms of MS are characterised by clearly defined, but unpredictable, attacks of worsening neurologic function, followed by partial or complete recovery periods. Approximately 85% of patients are initially diagnosed with relapsing forms of MS, compared to 15% with progressive forms of the disease. Sanofi frexalimab has “a unique method of action with the potential to address both acute and chronic neuroinflammation in MS without causing lymphocyte depletion,” the company said. The phase 2 study of the candidate randomised ...
Recently, Suzhou Shengdia Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, received the “Notice of Acceptance” issued by the National Medical Products Administration. The company submitted the Class 1 new drug Vunakizumab Injection (SHR-1314) The drug marketing authorization application was accepted by the NMPA. This product is used for adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis whose conventional treatment is not effective. This application for marketing is based on a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled adaptive seamless phase II/III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302). Research shows that Vunakizumab injection provides statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in active ankylosing spondylitis compared with placebo. At the same time, SHR-1314 injection is safe and well tolerated in the long-term treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. About SHR-1314-302 Research In November 2023, the main research endpoint of the Phase III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302) of SHR-1314 injection for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in subjects with ...
Neuroendocrine carcinomas, such as neuroendocrine prostate cancer and small-cell lung cancer, originate in hormone-releasing cells and can develop in various organs, including the prostate and lungs. While they are not the most prevalent cancer type in these organs, they often have a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Current treatments for these cancers include chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy combinations. Neuroblastoma, predominantly found in young children, develops from immature nerve cells, often in the adrenal glands or nerve tissue along the spine, chest, abdomen, or pelvis. Despite treatment efforts, these therapies only extend survival by a few months, underscoring the need for better therapeutic targets and less invasive diagnostic approaches for these malignancies. Investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (Los Angeles, CA, USA) have identified UCHL1, a protein found in aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas and neuroblastoma, as a potential molecular biomarker for diagnosing these cancers and predicting and monitoring ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ olezarsen, an investigational ligand conjugated antisense medicine for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS). This rare genetic disease is characterised by extremely high triglyceride levels and can lead to recurrent acute pancreatitis (AP). Olezarsen is an RNA-targeted therapy aimed at reducing the production of apolipoprotein C-III (ApoC-III), a protein that regulates triglyceride metabolism. It is currently undergoing evaluation for individuals at risk of diseases caused by elevated triglyceride levels, including FCS. In January 2023, the US regulator awarded fast track designation to olezarsen for FCS. Ionis is also investigating its potential to treat severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) in Phase III clinical trials. FCS patients experience triglyceride levels that are significantly higher than normal, leading to life-threatening conditions such as AP and potential damage to vital organs. No currently FDA-approved therapies exist for FCS, and standard treatments for lowering ...
Australian biotech QBiotics has won an orphan drug designation for a drug based on a chemical obtained from the blushwood tree, which is being investigated as a treatment for a rare group of cancers called soft tissue sarcoma. Qbiotics will now be in line for tax credits for US-based clinical trials and, if the therapy is approved, the potential for seven years of market exclusivity for the given indication. A veterinary formulation of the drug, tigilanol tiglate, is already approved for use in the US, UK, and Australia under the trade name Stelfonta. QBiotics started life as EcoBiotics, which was established in 2000 to discover potential drugs from Queensland’s tropical rainforest. QBiotics itself was founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of EcoBiotics, and the two groups merged in 2017. The company has signed several biodiscovery agreements covering the rainforest areas in the country in the past decade. The company has ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) to Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) nipocalimab for alloimmunised pregnant people at increased risk of increased severe haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn (HDFN), which can cause life-threatening anaemia. This investigational therapy is the only one in the clinics for the condition, which occurs when the blood types of the pregnant individual and the foetus are incompatible. Nipocalimab is a fully human, aglycosylated, effectorless, monoclonal antibody designed to hinder the neonatal fragment crystallisable receptor (FcRn) and reduce levels of circulating immunoglobulin G antibodies. The regulator granted BTD based on findings from the proof-of-concept, open-label Phase II UNITY clinical trial of the therapy. The multicentre, international, non-blinded trial assessed nipocalimab’s efficacy, safety, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. The study met this primary endpoint with 54% of pregnant subjects. A small number of severe adverse events were reported in the study. ...
Alys Pharmaceuticals has announced its launch with a research and development (R&D) immuno-dermatology focused pipeline backed by a $100m financing from Medicxi. Co-founded by Medicxi and a team of dermatology and scientific specialists, Alys Pharmaceuticals is led by co-founder and COO Thibaud Portal, with Medicxi’s Francesco De Rubertis serving as board chairman. The company’s pipeline is powered by multiple platform technologies, targeting a range of dermatological ailments. Its goal is to transform the dermatological treatment landscape, focusing on conditions such as atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, alopecia areata and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Alys Pharmaceuticals’ pipeline also includes programmes for less common ailments such as mastocytosis and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and therapies to prevent skin side effects from cancer treatments. The company is partnering with establishments including the Institut Gustave Roussy and UMass Chan Medical School to advance its collaborative R&D. Alys Pharmaceuticals integrates the platforms and assets from six Medicxi companies: Aldena ...
The aggressive brain cancer is responsible for over 3,000 cases in the UK every year Researchers from King’s College London (KCL) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that can predict adult brain cancer patients’ rates of survival after receiving radiotherapy treatment. Published in Neuro-Oncology, researchers applied deep learning to predict whether glioblastoma patients would survive eight months. Responsible for around 3,200 cases every year in the UK, glioblastoma is a very aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancer, with just one in four patients surviving over one year after diagnosis. Currently, patients are regularly and routinely tested to see whether chemotherapy is effective or not. However, some patients can suffer from harmful side effects as a result of chemotherapy. Instead, by giving patients an instantaneous and accurate prediction from a single routine MRI scan, the AI will allow doctors to identify patients who would not benefit from chemotherapy and try a different ...
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