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GSK Reports the US FDA Approval of Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhoea (uGC)

Shots: The US FDA has approved GSK's Blujepa (gepotidacin) for the treatment of pts (≥12yrs.; ≥45kg) with uGC caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae who have limited or no alternative options for treatment  Approval was backed by P-III (EAGLE-1) trial assessing Blujepa (2 doses × 3000mg; PO) vs ceftriaxone (500mg; IM) + azithromycin (1000mg; PO) in ~600 pts with…

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GSK’s Risvutatug Rezetecan Secures the US FDA’s Orphan Drug Designation for Treating SCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted ODD to GSK’s risvutatug rezetecan (GSK5764227) for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) Designation was supported by preliminary P-I (ARTEMIS-001) trial data showing durable responses in pts with extensive-stage SCLC treated with risvutatug rezetecan GSK’227 is a B7-H3-targeted ADC developed by Hansoh Pharma for various solid tumors. GSK…

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PTC Therapeutics Receives the Health Canada Approval for Sephience to Treat Phenylketonuria

Shots: Health Canada has approved PTC's Sephience (sepiapterin) for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) in pts of all ages, with broad labeling for hyperphenylalaninemia in pts (≥1mos.) with sepiapterin-responsive PKU Approval was based on APHENITY study results & long-term extension data showing durable effects & favorable safety in PKU pts Sephience is a natural precursor…

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Zealand Pharma Inks ~$2.5B Deal with OTR Therapeutics to Discover and Develop Metabolic Disease Therapies

Shots: Zealand Pharma has entered into a multi-program strategic collaboration & license agreement with OTR to discover & develop oral small molecules for metabolic diseases OTR & Zealand will jointly discover & develop multiple metabolic disease therapies, with OTR using its discovery platform to lead discovery & preclinical work while Zealand will handle global clinical…

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Lumos Labs Reports the US FDA Clearance of LumosityRx for ADHD Patients

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to LumosityRx, a prescription digital therapeutic, designed to improve attention in adults (22-55yrs.) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Assessed in the GAMES Study (n>500), LumosityRx showed significantly improved TOVA Attention Comparison Score (1EP) vs a control app, with 44.2% pts achieving clinically meaningful attention gains (>1.4 points…

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Formation Bio Licenses Lynk Pharmaceuticals’ LNK01006 to Expand its Immunology Pipeline

Shots: Lynk Pharmaceuticals has entered into an exclusive development & licensing agreement with Formation Bio, granting the latter worldwide rights to LNK01006 (excl. Greater China), a highly selective TYK2 inhibitor LNK01006 will be developed by Formation’s new subsidiary, Bleecker Bio, following recent US FDA IND clearance, with a P-I trial planned to start in the…

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Boehringer Ingelheim Receives the NMPA Approval of Jascayd (Nerandomilast) for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has approved Boehringer Ingelheim's Jascayd for the treatment of adults with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Approval was based on the P-III (FIBRONEER-ILD) trial of Jascayd vs PBO, which met its 1EP of reduced FVC at Wk. 52 & showed a significant reduction in death risk   Additionally, Jascayd'ssNDA for PPF is under…

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Novartis and Relation Therapeutics Ink ~$1.75B Atopic Disease Target-Discovery Alliance

Shots: Relation has entered into a multi-program, strategic collaboration with Novartis to identify & advance novel targets for atopic diseases, leveraging Relation’s Lab-in-the-Loop platform As per the deal, Relation will lead patient-derived observational studies to create high-resolution functional cell atlases, while Novartis will secure global development & commercialization rights to any resulting targets In return,…

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