Keeping Track: New Nucala Indication; BMS’ Ide-Cel Clears Filing Hurdle; First Applications From Telix And ADC Therapeutics

The latest drug development news and highlights from the Pink Sheet’s US FDA Performance Tracker.

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For the US Food and Drug Administration, the dog days of summer came late. The highlight of a sleepy week in drug approvals was a new orphan indication for GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Nucala (mepolizumab).

On the submission front, Bristol Myers Squibb Company and bluebird bio had good news to report on the BLA for the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy idecabtagene...

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Keep Talking: US FDA’s Beleaguered Biologics Center Remains Vital To Regenerative Medicine

 

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Maybe In May: US FDA Calls Coming On Moderna Next-Gen COVID-19 Vaccine, AbbVie’s Big ADC Bet

 

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AMR-Targeting Drug Secures EMA PRIME Designation

 

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