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PharmaShots’ Key Highlights of Third Quarter 2025 

Shots:  Q3’25 was marked by major pharma and biotech M&A, led by BD’s $17.5B Reverse Morris Trust deal merging its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit with Waters, and Merck’s ~$10B acquisition of Verona Pharma  The quarter spotlighted collaborations, notably GSK’s ~$12.5B agreement with Hengrui Pharma to co-develop up to 12 novel therapies across multiple disease areas.  PharmaShots brings…
October 1, 2025

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Abbvie
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AbbVie Reports the US FDA’s BLA Submission of Pivekimab Sunirine to Treat Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm

Shots: The US FDA has received BLA of Pivekimab sunirine (PVEK) for the treatment of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN) The BLA is backed by the P-I/II (CADENZA) trial, which evaluated PVEK monotx. to establish the MTD, RP2D, & dosing schedule, while assessing safety, tolerability, PK, immunogenicity, & antileukemia activity in pts with CD123+…
October 1, 2025

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Abbott
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Abbott Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Esprit BTK System to Treat Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Below the Knee

Shots: Abbott has received Health Canada’s approval for the Esprit BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System to treat people with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee (BTK) Esprit was evaluated in the LIFE-BTK trial against balloon angioplasty, which showed improved patient outcomes, with 48% fewer repeat procedures over the study period. Data was highlighted…
October 1, 2025

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Zoetis
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Zoetis’ Dectomax-CA1 Injectable Receives the US FDA’s Conditional Approval to Prevent New World Screwworm Infestations in Cattle

Shots: The US FDA has granted conditional approval to Dectomax-CA1 Injectable for the prevention & treatment of infestations caused by the larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World Screwworm; myiasis) Dectomax-CA1 Injectable is approved for use in beef cattle, female dairy cattle (<20mos. of age), pregnant beef cows, newborn calves & bulls, plus it is indicated for the prevention…
October 1, 2025

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Pharming Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review to Leniolisib for Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Delta Syndrome

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA & granted priority review to leniolisib for the treatment of children (4-11yrs.) with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (APKD) syndrome (PDUFA: Jan 31, 2026); regulatory review is ongoing in the EEA, Japan & Canada sNDA was supported by a P-III trial in APKD pediatric pts (4-11yrs.), which showed reduced…
October 1, 2025

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Hinge Bio Collaborates with Kyorin Pharmaceutical to Advance HB2198 in Japan for Autoimmune Diseases

Shots: Hinge Bio & Kyorin have entered into a collaboration & license agreement to develop HB2198 in Japan for various autoimmune diseases, starting with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is expected to enter trials by H2’25 As per the deal, Hinge will lead global HB2198 development & receive $10M upfront, ~$95M in SLE milestones, plus additional…
October 1, 2025

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Novo Nordisk
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Novo Nordisk Reports the US FDA’s BLA Submission of Mim8 (Denecimig) for Haemophilia A with or without Inhibitors

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the BLA for Mim8 (denecimig; pre-filled, single-use pen) as routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in adult & pediatric pts with hemophilia A (congenital FVIII deficiency), with or without inhibitors BLA was supported by FRONTIER2 trial assessing Mim8 (QW/QM) in pts (≥12yrs), FRONTIER3 trial assessing it in…
September 30, 2025

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Merck Presents P-III (HYPERION) Trial Data of Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at ERS 2025

Shots: The P-III (HYPERION) trial assessed Winrevair vs PBO, both with background therapy in recently diagnosed adults (n=320) with PAH (WHO Group 1) FC II or III at intermediate or high risk of disease progression Trial showed 76% reduction in clinical worsening, where 10.6% vs 36.9% pts experienced ≥1 event, with treatment benefit seen in…
September 30, 2025

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