The Latest Breaking News from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: REGN) Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb) ANGPTL3 antibody as an adjunct to diet and exercise and other lipid-lowering therapies for the treatment of children from age 1 to less than 5 years old with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Friday.

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Eli Lilly and Co.’s (NYSE: LLY) Inluriyo (imlunestrant) for adults with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2–), ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose disease progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy (ET).

Harrow, Inc. (NASDAQ: HROW), a U.S.-based provider of ophthalmic disease management solutions, announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing non-opioid, non-IV sedation therapies for hospitals and outpatient care.

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for Biogen Inc.’s (NASDAQ: BIIB) supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the high-dose regimen of nusinersen for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Shares of Capricor Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CAPR) are up Thursday after the company announced progress regarding one of its rare disease therapeutics. The biotech company’s stock jumped 18% immediately following the news.

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Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HRMY) released topline results from its Phase 3 registrational clinical trial (the RECONNECT Study) of ZYN002 in Fragile X syndrome (FXS).

In a landmark clinical trial, uniQure's gene therapy AMT-130 slowed Huntington's disease progression by 75% over 3 years. The one-time treatment may mark the first disease-modifying therapy for this incurable neurodegenerative condition.