April 7th 2025
Uplizna is the first approved treatment for immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a chronic inflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs. It has a price of $140,248.50 per dose.
FDA Approves Spravato Nasal Spray as a Standalone Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
January 21st 2025One-third of folks with major depressive disorder experience treatment-resistant depression (TRD), a condition that makes it more difficult to be treated by traditional oral antidepressants.
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Capricor Completes BLA for Deramiocel for Duchenne Cardiomyopathy
January 3rd 2025Deramiocel is a cell therapy that has healing effects in muscle cells. If approved, deramiocel would be a once-quarterly therapy and the first specifically approved for cardiomyopathy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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FDA Sets Goal Date for Lymphoma Drug Columvi
December 5th 2024The combination of Columvi, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin is the first CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody to show positive results in a randomized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma phase 3 trial. The FDA’s decision is expected by July 20, 2025.
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FDA Clears Phase 2 Trial of Cannabis in PTSD
November 20th 2024After a three-year negotiation, the FDA has dropped its objection to allowing patients to self-titrate dosing of smoked cannabis. But regulators want to see additional information about the device that will be used for inhalation.
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