In 2024, FDA Approved Innovative Treatments for Several Complex Diseases

  • Dec 12, 2024

    While the FDA’s 44 novel drug approvals as of Dec. 11 may have been lower than 2023’s 55, the agency still green-lighted some impressive agents. Among those were the first agent for a liver disease that can have serious complications; the most expensive gene therapy ever, which was approved for a disease that shortens lifespans, particularly among children; and a first-in-class therapy for a solid tumor. The agency also granted additional indications to already-available treatments, including several chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies. Industry experts spoke with AIS Health about some of the top FDA approvals of 2024. (Editor’s note: These comments have been edited for length and clarity.)  Read more
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  • Angela Maas

    Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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