The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Allergan plc’s supplemental biologics application for Botox for the treatment of pediatric patients (2 to 17 years of age) with upper limb spasticity.
The U.S. FDA approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Eylea (aflibercept) Injection for all stages of diabetic retinopathy, which is the leading cause of vision loss in diabetic patients.
Celgene and developmental partner Acceleron Pharma are eying a potential U.S. FDA approval of a blood-disease treatment.
A mixed review from a U.S. FDA panel of experts could sink the chances of a green light for Sanofi’s dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
Alder BioPharmaceuticals Inc. announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. FDA for eptinezumab for migraine prevention targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP).
Denmark-based Novo Nordisk snagged approval from the U.S. FDA for a new treatment for hemophilia A, though Esperoct will not be available in the United States until 2020.
Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. announced the company’s expansion in mainland China through a licensing agreement with C-Bridge Capital. The transaction covers multiple biosimilar candidates from Samsung Bioepis, including third-wave biosimilar candidates SB11 and SB12 – which reference Lucentis (ranibizumab) and Soliris (eculizumab) – as well as the biosimilar candidate SB3 that references Herceptin (trastuzumab).
Roche announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Tecentriq in combination with Abraxane and carboplatin for the initial treatment of people with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who do not have EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
The U.S. FDA issued a Complete Response Letter to Netherlands-based Pharming Group for the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application for Ruconest.
GlaxoSmithKline said U.S. health authorities asked for more information about the company’s Nucala drug for use in combating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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