🧬 This Week in Rare Diseases: FDA Approvals, Global Partnerships, Breakthrough Therapies, and More!
This week’s Rare Diseases roundup brings you pivotal updates on new FDA approvals, exciting partnerships, and critical advancements in rare disease treatments. From groundbreaking drug development to calls for regulatory changes and urgent access to life-saving therapies, these insights will keep you at the forefront of the rare disease landscape.
🔬 Key highlights:
🌍 Astria and Kaken Pharma’s $32M Deal for Navenibart, a promising new treatment for hereditary angioedema, marking a significant milestone for both companies.
🎥 Stealth BioTherapeutics faces challenges as the FDA rejects its reconsideration for Barth syndrome therapy, highlighting ongoing struggles in the biotech space.
🇨🇦 Ultomiris approved in Canada for NMOSD and generalized myasthenia gravis, ensuring broader access for patients in need of this breakthrough autoimmune treatment.
🚨 Project Alive advocates for faster FDA approvals for life-saving treatments for rare diseases, urging the agency to prioritize therapies that address critical conditions like Hunter syndrome.
👁️ England rolls out Raxone (idebenone) for Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), offering hope to prevent vision loss in patients with this rare and debilitating eye disease.
🧬 Kedrion’s FDA Orphan Drug Designation for its plasma-derived therapy targeting congenital aceruloplasminemia, a rare disorder impacting iron metabolism.
🧠 FDA approves Dordaviprone (Modeyso) for H3 K27M-mutated diffuse midline glioma, providing a new treatment option for patients with this aggressive form of brain cancer.
🌟 National Psoriasis Foundation and Boehringer Ingelheim launch the first-ever GPP Awareness Day to educate the public on generalized pustular psoriasis, a rare and life-threatening skin disease.
💰 Neurogene reports progress on NGN-401, its gene therapy for Rett syndrome, moving closer to a registrational phase with updated clinical data expected in late 2025.
🩺 KalVista Pharmaceuticals maintains orphan designation for Sebetralstat in the European Union, reinforcing its potential to impact patients with hereditary angioedema.
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