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Achillion Pharma (ACHN) Announces Positive SVR12 Data for Odalasvir, AL-335, and Simeprevir Phase 3 in Genotype 1 HCV

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Achillion Pharma (ACHN) trading halted with news pending

September 23, 2016 11:45 AM EDT

Achillion Pharma (NASDAQ: ACHN) trading halted with news pending.

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Janssen Announces Submission of Sirukumab BLA to FDA as RA Treatment

September 23, 2016 8:01 AM EDT

Janssen Biotech, Inc. (Janssen) announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of sirukumab for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a chronic, systemic inflammatory condition that affects approximately 1.5 million Americans.1

We are committed to deepening our understanding of rheumatoid arthritis with the goal of applying new scientific learnings to advance treatments like sirukumab for people living with this inflammatory rheumatologic disease, said Newman Yeilding, M.D., Head of Immunology Development, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. We are pleased to submit an application for sirukumab to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and look forward to working with the agency with the goal of... More