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Solid Biosciences’ SGT-212 Secures the US FDA’s Fast Track Designation for Treating Friedreich’s Ataxia

Shots: The US FDA has granted FTD to SGT-212 for treating Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) and previously approved its IND on Jan 07, 2025 The P-Ib study will assess safety & tolerability of contemporaneous systemic IV and bilateral IDN administration of SGT-212 in non-ambulatory and ambulatory FA patients for 5yrs., with dosing anticipated during H2’25…

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New Drug Designations - October 2024

New Drug Designations – October 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, NMPA, and EMA   The October 2024 report covers designations granted to 33 drugs and 2 devices, encompassing 14 small molecules, 4 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and 2 medical devices.  Significant trends this month…

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New Drug Designations - September 2024

New Drug Designations – September 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA, Health Canada and EMA.  The September 2024 report covers regulatory designations for 42 drugs and 1 device, including 16 small molecules, 6 biologics, 12 cell and gene therapies, and 1 device, among others.  Significant trends this month…

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Advancing Care for Hematologic Malignancies: Chris Heery from Arcellx in a Stimulating Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots:  Arcellx’s Anito-cel, a BCMA CAR-T therapy recently got the FTD, ODD, RMAT designations by the FDA for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (r/rMM)  Today, at PharmaShots we have Chris Heery, Chief Medical Officer at Arcellx, shedding light on Anito-Cel therapy in advancing care for multiple myeloma  In late 2022,…

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New Drug Designations - April 2024

New Drug Designations – April 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 11 small molecules, 7 biologics, 7 cell & gene therapies, 1 antiviral, 1 peptide and 3 devices   Lisata Therapeutics’ LSTA1 received ODD this month and was granted with…

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New Drug Designations - March 2024

New Drug Designations – March 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, MHRA and EC. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 10 small molecules, 6 biologics, 5 cell & gene therapy, 1 recombinant fusion protein, 2 actineoplastics, 1 antidepressant, 1 drug conjugate, 1 analgesic and 6 devices    Trellis Bioscience's…

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Simon Portsmouth Shares Insights from P-III Trial of Ensitrelvir for the Prevention of Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Shots: Simon spoke about the enrollment of the first participant in Japan in the P-III (SCORPIO-PEP) study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ensitrelvir for the prevention of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection He mentioned how this study will supplement data from the pivotal SCORPIO-SR trial's P-III segment which showed ensitrelvir's effectiveness in treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19…

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New Drug Designations - August 2023

New Drug Designations – August 2023

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, Japan, and China. This month’s report includes 8 biological drugs, 13 small molecules, 4 cell and gene therapies, 3 diagnostic tests and 5 devices  Genprex’ Reqorsa, focused on the treatment of SCLC, is the drug to receive ODD…

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New Drug Designations - July 2023

New Drug Designations – July 2023

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, China, and Korea. This month’s report includes 7 biological drugs, 10 small molecules, 8 cell and gene therapies, 1 radiopharmaceutical, 2 microbiota and 1 diagnostic test  MyoPax’ Satori-01, focused on repairing the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex sphincter…

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New Drug Designations - June 2023

New Drug Designations – June 2023

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a condensed overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, China, and the UK. This month’s report includes 7 biological drugs, 13 small molecules and 9 cell and gene therapies  CellCentric’s Inobrodib, for multiple myeloma and Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ RP-A601, for PKP2-arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy were the two…

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