Experimental Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU
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Experimental Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU

According to a story from Street Insider, the biopharmaceutical company Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., recently announced that its investigational therapy candidate FT-4202 has earned Orphan Drug designation from the European…

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Lower Limb Functional Surgery for CMT Improves Walking Ability and Patient QOL
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Lower Limb Functional Surgery for CMT Improves Walking Ability and Patient QOL

According to a new study, researchers believe that lower limb functional surgery improves walking ability and quality of life (QOL) in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). This option provides a…

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EMA Accepts MAA For Aducanumab, an Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
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EMA Accepts MAA For Aducanumab, an Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

The European Medicines Agency has accepted Biogen's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for review. The application is for aducanumab, a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. As this condition faces an unmet medical…

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Garetosmab Dosing Paused in LUMINA-1 Trial for FOP
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Garetosmab Dosing Paused in LUMINA-1 Trial for FOP

While clinical trials can be extremely helpful in the development of new treatments, not all trials go as planned. Recently, biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ("Regeneron") discovered this firsthand. As the…

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EMA Approves MAA Review of Avacopan for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
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EMA Approves MAA Review of Avacopan for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

On November 3, 2020, biopharmaceutical company ChemoCentryx and global pharmaceutical company Vifor Pharma Group's sub-business Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) announced that the European Medicines Agency will review…

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