Cardiol Therapeutics wins US patent protection for heart-disease drug platform

The patent will lock in broad protection for the company’s lead therapy CardiolRx and its novel subcutaneous candidate CRD-38

Zydus receives FDA’s ODD for Desidustat for the treatment of beta-thalassemia

Orphan drug designation (ODD) by the USFDA for Desidustat, provides eligibility for a potential seven-year marketing exclusivity subject to the USFDA approval

FDA approves UCB’s Kygevvi for rare genetic mitochondrial disease TK2 deficiency

Kygevvi combines two pyrimidine nucleosides, doxecitine and doxribtimine, which act by integrating deoxycytidine and deoxythymidine into skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA

Sanofi’s Efdoralprin Alfa shows superiority in phase 2 Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency study

Efdoralprin Alfa was well tolerated, with a safety profile comparable to plasma-derived therapy

Ipsen to acquire ImCheck Therapeutics to strengthen oncology pipeline

The acquisition centers on ImCheck’s lead Phase I/II program, ICT01, a first-in-class monoclonal antibody targeting BTN3A

Glenmark signs cancer drug licensing deal with Hengrui Pharma for $18 million upfront payment

Hengrui is eligible to receive regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to US$1.093 billion

Biostar Pharma doses first patient in Phase II/III multiregional trials of utidelone capsule

Zhimeng Biopharma’s investigational drug approved to begin phase 2 epilepsy clinical trial in China

This approval follows the CDE’s clearance in July of this year for Phase 2/3 clinical studies of CB03-154 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

FDA grants Fast Track Designation for Teva’s Emrusolmin

Teva received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emrusolmin (TEV-56286), an investigational treatment for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) in Phase 2 development

FDA approves Sanofi’s BTK inhibitor for immune thrombocytopenia

ITP is a disease of complex immune dysregulation leading to low platelet counts, bleeding, and reduced quality of life