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No More Sarepta-Like Development, FDA Officials Say

 
• By Derrick Gingery

OND Director Jenkins says Sarepta's Exondys 51 shouldn't be a model, gets an earful from patient advocates.

Sponsors should not strive to repeat the success of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.'s Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment Exondys 51, FDA's Office of New Drugs Director John Jenkins warned.

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New EU Approvals

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

The Pink Sheet's list of EU centralized approvals of new active substances has been updated to include four new products, one of which is Tivdak, Pfizer/Genmab’s treatment for previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.

Leqembi Launch Set For Germany & Austria After Winning EU Approval At Last

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

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• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

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AMR-Targeting Drug Secures EMA PRIME Designation

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Antabio’s next-generation, broad-spectrum antibacterial, MEM-ANT3310, has made it onto the European Medicines Agency’s priority medicines scheme. The company says its product is designed to make a significant impact on the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.

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• By Bridget Silverman

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Leqembi Launch Set For Germany & Austria After Winning EU Approval At Last

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

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FDA Special Assistant Høeg’s Vaccine Concerns On Display At ACIP

 
• By Sue Sutter

Tracy Beth Høeg, who is reportedly re-examining Novavax’s COVID vaccine application, is the FDA rep at the CDC panel’s first meeting under the Trump Administration. She raised concerns about routine use of Jynneos for adolescents at risk of mpox and questioned how Moderna assessed efficacy of its COVID vaccines.