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BeOne Medicines’ BGB-16673 Receives the EMA’s PRIME Designation to Treat Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

Shots: The EMA has granted PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation to BGB-16673 for the treatment of pts with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), who previously were treated with a BTK inhibitor Designation was based on data showing BGB-16673’s novel ability to degrade both wild-type & mutant BTK forms, incl. resistance-linked variants, which demonstrated anti-tumor activity in B-cell malignancies…

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Vir Biotechnology Reports First Patient Enrolment in P-III (ECLIPSE 2) Trial of Tobevibart + Elebsiran for Chronic Hepatitis Delta (CHD)

Shots: Vir Biotechnology has enrolled the first pts in P-III (ECLIPSE 2) trial assessing tobevibart + elebsiran in CHD pts who have not achieved undetectable HDV RNA despite prior bulevirtide treatment Trial will assess CHD pts treated with bulevirtide for ≥24wks., randomized to either switch to tobevibart + elebsiran or continue bulevirtide, with the 1EP…

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Novo-Nordisk

Novo Nordisk’s Alhemo Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Hemophilia A or B (HA/HB) Without Inhibitors

Shots: The US FDA has approved label expansion of Alhemo (concizumab-mtci) to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in pts (≥12yrs.) with HA/HB without inhibitors Approval was based on P-III (Explorer8) trial assessing Alhemo (n=42, 1mg/kg followed by 0.2mg/kg QD) vs no prophylaxis (n=21) in 156 males with HA/HB, where median duration of…

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SetPoint Medical Receives the US FDA’s Approval for its SetPoint System to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Shots: The US FDA has approved the SetPoint System to treat adults with mod. to sev. rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are inadequately managed by or intolerant to existing advanced therapies, incl. biologics & targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) Approval was based on RESET-RA study evaluating SetPoint System vs sham device in 242 pts, which…

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Abbvie

AbbVie Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Submission of Venclexta + Acalabrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Shots: The US FDA has received sNDA of Venclexta (venetoclax) & acalabrutinib in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) sNDA was supported by AstraZeneca-sponsored P-III (AMPLIFY) trial assessing Venclexta + acalabrutinib ± Obinutuzumab vs chemoimmunotherapy in previously untreated CLL pts without del(17p) or TP53 mutation Trial showed that Venclexta + acalabrutinib a 35% reduction…

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PBI-Gordon Companies Reports US Availability of Felycin-CA1 to Treat Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Shots: PBI-Gordon Companies has reported US availability of Felycin-CA1 (sirolimus delayed-release tablets) via licensed veterinarians Felycin-CA1 has been conditionally approved by the US FDA for managing ventricular hypertrophy in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) based on RAPACAT study The company is seeking a full new animal drug approval of Felycin-CA1 for cats with HCM through the…

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