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37 events · FDA approval · 2021

Dec 30
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Recorlev (levoketoconazole)

Treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adult patients with Cushing's syndrome for whom surgery is not an option or has not been curative

Endogenous Cushing syndrome· Strongbridge Dublin Limited
Dec 20
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Tarpeyo (budesonide delayed-release)

Indicated to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgA nephropathy at risk of rapid disease progression.

IgA Nephropathy· Calliditas Therapeutics
Dec 17
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Vyvgart (EFGARTIGIMOD ALFA)FDA label ↗

treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult patients who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody positive

Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis· argenx US· BLA761195
Dec 15
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Orencia (abatacept)

prophylaxis of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), in combination with a calcineurin inhibitor and methotrexate, in adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a matched or 1 allele-mismatched unrelated-donor

Chronic graft versus host disease· Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Dec 15
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Tarpeyo (budesonide delayed-release)

to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) at risk of rapid disease progression, generally a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) > or = 1.5 g/g

Progressive dementia with neuroserpin inclusion bodies· Calliditas Therapeutics
Dec 2
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Rituxan (rituximab)

treatment of pediatric patients aged 6 months and older with previously untreated, advanced stage, CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), Burkitt lymphoma (BL), Burkitt-like lymphoma (BLL) or mature B-cell acute leukemia (B-AL) in combination with chemotherapy

T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma· Genentech, Inc.
Nov 23
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Livtencity (maribavir)

Treatment of adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg) with post-transplant cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection/disease that is refractory to treatment (with or without genotypic resistance) with ganciclovir, valganciclovir, cidofovir or foscarnet

Severe disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompetent patients· Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Nov 22
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Fyarro (sirolimus protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound))

treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa)

Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm· Aadi Bioscience, Inc.
Nov 12
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft)

Treatment of adults with polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera· PharmaEssentia
Oct 29
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Scemblix (asciminib)

Treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase (CP), previously treated with two or more tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)

Chronic myeloid leukemia· Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Oct 8
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Rethymic (allogeneic processed thymus tissue-agdc)

immune reconstitution in pediatric patients with congenital athymia

T-cell immunodeficiency with thymic aplasia· Enzyvant Therapeutics GmbH
Oct 7
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Tavneos (avacopan)

As an adjunctive treatment of adult patients with severe active anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA] and microscopic polyangiitis [MPA]) in combination with standard therapy including glucocorticoids

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis· ChemoCentryx, Inc.
Sep 29
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Livmarli (MARALIXIBAT CHLORIDE)FDA label ↗

Treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) 1 year of age and older

Cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS)· Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc.· NDA214662
Sep 17
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
CABOMETYX (cabozantinib)

Treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that has progressed following prior VEGFR-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible

Undifferentiated carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tract· Exelixis, Inc.
Aug 13
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Welireg (BELZUTIFAN)FDA label ↗

Treatment of adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), not requiring immediate surgery

Von Hippel-Lindau disease· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· NDA215383
Aug 6
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Nexviazyme (AVALGLUCOSIDASE ALFA-NGPT)

Treatment of patients 1 year of age and older with late-onset Pompe disease (lysosomal acid alpha-glucosidase [GAA] deficiency)

Glycogen storage disease due to acid maltase deficiency· Genzyme Corporation
Jul 20
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Bylvay (ODEVIXIBAT)FDA label ↗

Treatment of pruritus in patients 3 months of age and older with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC). Limitations of use: BYLVAY may not be effective in PFIC type 2 patients with ABCB11 variants resulting in nonfunctional or complete absence of bile salt export pump protein (BSEP-3)

Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis· Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.· NDA215498
Jun 30
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn)

As a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) in adult and pediatric patients 1 month or older who have developed hypersensitivity to E. coli-derived asparaginase.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia· Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
Jun 23
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Verkazia (cyclosporine)

Treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in children and adults

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis· Harrow Eye, LLC
Jun 15
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
StrataGraft (allogeneic cultured keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in murine collagen-dsat)

Treatment of adults with thermal burns containing intact dermal elements for which surgical intervention is clinically indicated (deep partial-thickness burns)

XMEN· Stratatech Corporation, a Mallinckrodt company
Jun 10
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir)

treatment of adults and pediatric patients 3 years of age and older with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 infection without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis, or with decompensated cirrhosis for use in combination with ribavirin

Congenital varicella syndrome· Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Jun 4
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tvmh)

Treatment of patients with plasminogen deficiency type 1 (hypoplasminogenemia).

Tyrosinemia type 2· ProMetic BioTherapeutics, Inc.
Jun 4
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Tembexa (brincidofovir)

Treatment of human smallpox disease caused by variola virus in adult and pediatric patients, including neonates

Small bowel atresia· Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing LLC
May 28
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Truseltiq (infigratinib)

Treatment of adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or other rearrangement as detected by an FDA-approved test. (Indication withdrawn 5/16/2024)

Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma· QED Therapeutics, Inc.
May 25
2021
FDA approval
CAMCEVI (LEUPROLIDE)FDA label ↗
· Accord BioPharma, Inc.· NDA211488
Apr 23
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl)

treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, DLBCL arising from low grade lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma· ADC Therapeutics SA
Mar 31
2021
FDA approval
ISOTRETINOIN (ISOTRETINOIN)FDA label ↗
· Actavis Pharma, Inc.· ANDA205063
Mar 30
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
VYXEOS ; Vyxeos ; Vyxeos (Cytarabine:daunorubicin liposome injection; daunorubicin and cytarabine (liposome); daunorubicin and cytarabine liposome for injection)

treatment of newly-diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) in adults and pediatric patients ages 1 year and older

Acute myeloid leukemia· Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a Jazz Pharmaceuticals Company)
Mar 22
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab)

treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (tumors with epicenter 1 to 5 centimeters above the GEJ) carcinoma that is not amenable to surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, in combination with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy

Carcinoma of esophagus· MSD International Business GmbH
Mar 18
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Arcalyst (rilonacept)

Treatment of recurrent pericarditis (RP) and reduction in risk of recurrence in adults and pediatric patients 12 years and older

Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis· Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
Feb 26
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Nulibry (fosdenopterin)

to reduce the risk of mortality in patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A

Sulfite oxidase deficiency due to molybdenum cofactor deficiency type C· Origin Biosciences, Inc.
Feb 26
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide)

Treatment, in combination with dexamethasone, of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior lines of therapy and whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one CD-38 directed monoclonal antibody (Indication withdrawn)

Familial platelet disorder with associated myeloid malignancy· Oncopeptides AB
Feb 5
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Ukoniq (umbralisib)

treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at least one prior anti-CD20-based regimen (Indication withdrawn)

Splenic marginal zone lymphoma· TG Therapeutics, Inc.
Feb 3
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Tepmetko (tepotinib)

treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping alterations

Non-small cell lung cancer· EMD Serono, Inc.
Jan 29
2021
FDA approval
VIGABATRIN (VIGABATRIN)FDA label ↗
Neuroendocrine tumor of stomach· Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc.,· ANDA211539
Jan 22
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Carbaglu (CARGLUMIC ACID)FDA label ↗

in pediatric and adult patients as adjunctive therapy to standard of care for the treatment of acute hyperammonemia due to propionic acidemia (PA) or methylmalonic acidemia (MMA)

Cerebral organic aciduria· Recordati Rare Diseases· NDA022562
Jan 15
2021
FDA approvalOrphan drug
Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki)

treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma who have received a prior trastuzumab-based regimen

Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction· Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

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