Merck KGaA’s Cladribine capsules gain FDA fast track for rare neuromuscular disorder

FDA grants accelerated approval to sevabertinib for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

HER2-mutant NSCLC typically has a poor prognosis and limited treatment options

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