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Curis Set For Transformative Year With Erivedge Skin Cancer Approval

 
• By Shirley Haley

Approved nearly six weeks before the March 8 PDUFA date, Erivedge (vismodegib) will be available to treat advanced basal cell cancers in a week or two for about $7,500 a month wholesale, partner Genentech said.

FDA’s approval of the hedgehog inhibitor Erivedge (vismodegib) for patients with advanced basal cell cancer is the first for the drug class and a transformational event for Lexington, Mass., biotech Curis Inc.

The approval, which came more than a month before its priority review PDUFA date, was announced Jan. 30 by Curis and Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group,...

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

A new pilot aims to take Brazil closer to ‘digital transformation.’

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EMA Says Digital Transformation A ‘Fundamental Shift’ In Meeting Regulatory Challenges

 
• By Eliza Slawther

Sponsors can expect faster evaluation processes for key medicines and greater support in mitigating medicines supply shortages this year as part of the European Medicines Agency’s digital transformation overhaul.

EU CHMP Opinions And MAA Updates

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

This is an update of recommendations from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use on the authorization of new medicines in the EU, and updates on EU marketing authorization changes recommended by the CHMP.

HHS Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccine Advice, Usurping US CDC Role

 
• By Sue Sutter

By stepping into the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is causing further confusion and uncertainty about vaccine policy, experts say.