Rare diseases

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Vertex has made the largest acquisition in its history, agreeing to buy Crinetics in a $10bn deal that adds an approved therapy for acromegaly.

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Armed with new phase 3 data, Sanofi will try to expand the US label of its Pompe disease drug Nexviazyme to include the severe infantile-onset form.

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Johnson & Johnson's 'Swiss army knife' drug Imaavy has shown efficacy in a pivotal trial involving patients with rare autoimmune disorder wAIHA.

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Novartis' $12bn takeover of Avidity could potentially give it the first therapy for genetic disorder facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

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Sanofi's neurology pipeline has had a hole blown in it after a phase 3 trial of riliprubart in rare disease CIDP was stopped for futility.

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The FDA has laid out a framework to use 'prior knowledge' on manufacturing, non-clinical, and clinical data to support cell and gene therapy filings.