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Johnson & Johnson, Legend file for expanded use of Carvykti after key trial win


FDA doc outlines apparent agency support for full approval of Biogen, Eisai's Leqembi


BIO: Moderna to test mpox vaccine in humans this summer


Women left out of VC club fight for their identity, pulling each other up one by one


Cue Health racks up FDA's first de novo nod for an at-home COVID test

 

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Johnson & Johnson, Legend file for expanded use of Carvykti after key trial win

Legend Biotech and Johnson & Johnson have filed with the FDA for expanded use of Carvykti. After gaining approval 16 months ago for the CAR-T to treat multiple myeloma patients following four or more lines of therapy, the companies hope to get the U.S. regulator to sign off on its use at an earlier stage of treatment.
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FDA document outlines apparent agency support for full approval of Biogen, Eisai's Leqembi

As Alzheimer's partners Eisai and Biogen lay the groundwork for a wider launch of Leqembi, their efforts center on winning a full FDA approval. On Wednesday, that vision came into better focus as the FDA released a document showing how the agency views the drug.

BIO: Moderna to test mpox vaccine in humans this summer

Back in January, Moderna set a planned mpox vaccine on the back burner as the immediate outbreak waned, but now the shot has slid into the priority lane, with entry to the clinic likely a “month or so” away, according to a top vaccine developer and strategist at the company.

Women left out of VC club fight for their identity, pulling each other up one by one

Venture Capital has long been a man’s game. But the rules are changing.

Cue Health racks up FDA's first de novo nod for an at-home COVID test

Two years after its cartridge-based diagnostic became the first COVID-19 test given emergency use authorization by the FDA for non-prescription, at-home use, Cue Health has now scored the agency’s first regular-use clearance for an at-home COVID test.

Deadline extended: Biopharma's collective memory of COVID—in photographs

Fierce Pharma is asking you, the dedicated employees working in the biopharma industry, to tell your stories of the pandemic—in photographs.

After recent troubles, Catalent expands its biologics services platform

Global CDMO giant Catalent, which has been struggling through difficult financial times, added more biologic processes to its OneBio platform, which features capabilities for antibody and recombinant proteins, cell and gene therapies, and messenger RNA.

Horizon tees up another golf deal, continuing sport-focused branding push

Horizon Therapeutics has teed up yet another sporting partnership, chipping in support for the KPMG Women's Irish Open ahead of the start of the golf tournament at the end of this summer.

Akili launches over-the-counter version of attention-improving video game for adults with ADHD

People ages 18 and up with ADHD can now access a version of Akili's Endeavor video game-based digital therapeutic without requiring a prescription.

ASCO: Astellas exec jokes that 3 pending drug approvals are turning his hair gray

Astellas is busy. Very busy. With three oncology approvals expected in the next year—two of which are label expansion approvals and one entirely new treatment—it's enough to add a few extra gray hairs. 
 
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