Daily Top News – July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020
Larvol Pulse News

Olumiant (baricitinib) / Incyte, Eli Lilly, University of ColoradoDrug approval reports (FDA) - Jul 9, 2020 - Label update for Olumiant approved on 8th Jul, 2020. [Screenshot]tralokinumab (CAT 354) / LEO Pharma, AstraZenecaLEO Pharma announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acceptance of Biologics License Application (BLA) for tralokinumab for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (Businesswire) - Jul 9, 2020 - "LEO Pharma A/S...today announced that the Biologics License Application (BLA) for tralokinumab for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) has been accepted for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the FDA has set a target action date in the second quarter of 2021....The BLA submission is based on data from the pivotal ECZTRA 1, 2 and ECZTRA 3 Phase 3 studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of tralokinumab."Keytruda (pembrolizumab) / Merck (MSD)FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s Supplemental Biologics License Application for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for Second-Line Treatment of Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (Businesswire) - Jul 9, 2020 - "Merck…announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). This sBLA is based on data from the pivotal Phase 3 KEYNOTE-204 trial…The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), or target action, date of Oct. 30, 2020."