Four Neurology Drug Approvals Reshaping Brain Disease Treatment
From Alzheimer's to Parkinson's, a wave of novel FDA approvals is expanding treatment options for serious neurological conditions.
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From Alzheimer's to Parkinson's, a wave of novel FDA approvals is expanding treatment options for serious neurological conditions.
Inqovi gains approval for newly diagnosed AML in patients 75+ or with comorbidities, offering a gentler oral treatment route.
The FDA reportedly approved Eli Lilly's orforglipron, a daily oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity, marking a potential shift from injectable weight-loss drugs.
A roundup of recent FDA brain-health approvals including lecanemab's full Alzheimer's approval and a new glioma drug.
Baxdrostat becomes the first-in-class aldosterone synthase inhibitor approved to treat resistant hypertension alongside existing drugs.
MSK-led research drove 10 FDA cancer drug approvals in 2025, including nivolumab combined with chemotherapy for classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Memorial Sloan Kettering-led trials produced 11 new FDA-approved cancer therapies in a single year, spanning multiple tumor types.
Myqorzo (aficamten) wins FDA approval for symptomatic obstructive HCM, offering a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor option for patients.
Avlayah (tividenofusp alfa-eknm) becomes the first therapy approved to address brain damage in Hunter syndrome, a rare pediatric disorder.
Sevabertinib and zongertinib win FDA approval for HER2-mutant NSCLC, expanding targeted therapy options for previously treated patients.
Zongertinib and sevabertinib earn FDA accelerated approvals for HER2-mutant NSCLC, expanding targeted therapy options for a historically hard-to-treat subset.
Sonrotoclax (Beqalzi), a next-gen BCL-2 inhibitor, wins accelerated FDA approval for relapsed or refractory MCL after BTK inhibitor failure.
The FDA expanded accelerated approval for zongertinib in HER2-mutant NSCLC, marking a targeted therapy milestone for a hard-to-treat mutation.
Avlayah becomes the first treatment targeting neurologic symptoms of rare genetic disorder affecting 500 Americans.
Zongertinib (Hernexeos) wins FDA approval for unresectable or metastatic HER2-mutant non-squamous NSCLC, expanding targeted therapy options.
Foundayo (orforglipron) becomes the first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for obesity, offering a pill alternative to injectable Wegovy.
Nivolumab plus standard chemotherapy receives FDA approval for classical Hodgkin lymphoma, expanding immunotherapy's role in blood cancers.
Nivolumab added to standard chemotherapy wins FDA approval, offering a new frontline option for classical Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
Zongertinib (Hernexeos) wins FDA accelerated approval for HER2-driven non-small cell lung cancer, offering a targeted oral option.
Zongertinib (Hernexeos) wins accelerated FDA approval for metastatic NSCLC with HER2 tyrosine kinase domain mutations, filling a critical treatment gap.