Ahead of a PDUFA date of 3 July, Sanofi has added to the body of clinical evidence supporting olipudase alfa as a treatment for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), a rare, progressive and potentially life-threatening disease with no approved therapies.
As it awaits approvals on both sides of the Atlantic and in Japan for olipudase alfa, Sanofi has trumpeted more positive data on what could soon be the first therapy for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), a rare lysosomal storage disease.
The French major has presented results at the lyso
The company believes its drug could eventually displace Novartis’s Scemblix in first-line chronic myeloid leukemia treatment, but for now is preparing for a second-/third-line pivotal study.
Successive annual reductions in European drug prices following the pandemic are affecting the global sales of generic pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, the imposition of US import tariffs may result in generic drug supply becoming unprofitable.
Innovent presented data on multiple pipeline assets at ASCO, including promising OS results for its first-in-class anti-PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific. The Chinese firm is also continuing to build out its metabolic disease portfolio and consider its partnering strategies, its CEO tells Scrip.
