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Monthly FDA Guidance and Regulatory News Review - October 2025

Each month, Veristat's regulatory team tracks and shares a selection of new Regulatory Guidance updates from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)  that are pertinent to the governance of clinical trials and drug, biologic, or medical device development and approval. 

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FDA Final Guidance:

Technical Specifications for Submitting Clinical Trial Data Sets for Response Assessments for Treatments of Acute Leukemias (published 14-Oct-2025)
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Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use: Questions and Answers (published 22-Oct-2025)
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Patient-Focused Drug Development: Selecting, Developing, or Modifying Fit-for-Purpose Clinical Outcome Assessments (published 23-Oct-2025)
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FDA Draft Guidance:

Scientific Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a Reference Product: Updated Recommendations for Assessing the Need for Comparative Efficacy Studies (published 29-Oct-2025)
Draft FDA Guidance

Monthly FDA Approvals

Approval Date: 10/02/2025
Drug Name: EYDENZELTBLA #761377
Active Ingredients: AFLIBERCEPT-BOAV
Submission Classification*:
Review Priority**:
Company: CELLTRION INC

Approval Date: 10/07/2025
Drug Name: LASIX ONYUNDA #217294
Active Ingredients: FUROSEMIDE
Submission Classification*: Type 3 - New Dosage Form
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: SQ INNOVATION

Approval Date: 10/07/2025
Drug Name: JASCAYDNDA #218764
Active Ingredients: NERANDOMILAST
Submission Classification*: Type 1 - New Molecular Entity
Review Priority**: Priority
Company: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

Approval Date: 10/16/2025
Drug Name: FERABRIGHTNDA #219868
Active Ingredients: FERUMOXYTOL
Submission Classification*: Type 10 - New Indication Submitted as Distinct NDA - Not Consolidated
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: COVIS

Approval Date: 10/17/2025
Drug Name: EPIOXA HD/EPIOXA KITNDA #219910
Active Ingredients: RIBOFLAVIN 5'-PHOSPHATE
Submission Classification*: Type 5 - New Formulation or New Manufacturer
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: GLAUKOS

Approval Date: 10/22/2025
Drug Name: CONTEPONDA #212271
Active Ingredients: FOSFOMYCIN
Submission Classification*: Type 2 - New Active Ingredient
Review Priority**: Priority
Company: MEITHEAL

Approval Date: 10/23/2025
Drug Name: DEHYDRATED ALCOHOLNDA #214988
Active Ingredients: DEHYDRATED ALCOHOL
Submission Classification*: Type 5 - New Formulation or New Manufacturer
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: ROYAL PHARMA LLC

Approval Date: 10/23/2025
Drug Name: JAVADINNDA #220256
Active Ingredients: CLONIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Submission Classification*: Type 3 - New Dosage Form
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: AZURITY

Approval Date: 10/23/2025
Drug Name: BLENREPBLA #761440
Active Ingredients: BELANTAMAB MAFODOTIN-BLMF
Submission Classification*:
Review Priority**:
Company: GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC

Approval Date: 10/24/2025
Drug Name: ROCURONIUM BROMIDENDA #219108
Active Ingredients: ROCURONIUM BROMIDE
Submission Classification*:
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: STERINOVA INC

Approval Date: 10/24/2025
Drug Name: LYNKUETNDA #219469
Active Ingredients: ELINZANETANT
Submission Classification*: Type 1 - New Molecular Entity
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMS

Approval Date: 10/24/2025
Drug Name: RESNIBENNDA #220258
Active Ingredients: CABOZANTINIB
Submission Classification*:
Review Priority**: Standard
Company: AZURITY

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Shutdown: FDA will not accept submissions requiring fees until funding resumes (published 01-Oct-2025)
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Convergence 2025: Adapting to change and uncertainty in the regulatory landscape (published 06-Oct-2025)
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FDA warns US firms over inadequate testing, lax process controls (published 07-Oct-2025)
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Experts: AI can enhance clinical trial participant selection (published 07-Oct-2025)
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Convergence: Rebuilding public trust in science with empathy, transparency (published 07-Oct-2025)
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Convergence: ‘Get ready’ to use genAI in drug development (published 08-Oct-2025)
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Convergence: Experts look for greater international alignment on combination products (published 13-Oct-2025)
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Convergence: FDA, industry experts lead way on patient experience data (published 14-Oct-2025)
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Convergence: New ICH Q1 guideline is ‘one-stop shop’ for stability testing (published 20-Oct-2025)
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EMA partners with Instagram influencers to counter GLP-1 misinformation (published 21-Oct-2025)
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FDA warns US and Australian eye drop companies for GMP violations, making unapproved claims (published 21-Oct-2025)
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FDA’s drug and biologics centers report steep drop in headcount in FY 2025 (published 22-Oct-2025)
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Stakeholders ask for flexibility, more examples in FDA guidance on overall survival in cancer trials (published 22-Oct-2025)
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FDA publishes NDA filing checklist to avoid application derailments (23-Oct-2025)
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FDA official issues warning about looming biosimilar void (28-Oct-2025)
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FDA proposes to cut comparative efficacy study requirements for most biosimilars (29-Oct-2025)
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