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Cogent Biosciences Receives the US FDA Priority Review for Bezuclastinib Combination to Treat Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to Cogent's bezuclastinib + sunitinib for the treatment of pts with GIST who were treated with imatinib, with no advisory committee meeting planned yet (PDUFA: Nov 30, 2026) NDA was supported by the P-III (PEAK) trial data assessing bezuclastinib + sunitinib vs sunitinib monotx.…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Receives the US FDA Approval for Imfinzi Regimen to Treat High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Shots: The US FDA has approved AZ's Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induction & maintenance therapy for the treatment of adults with BCG-naïve, high-risk NMIBC; regulatory review is ongoing in the EU & Japan Approval was based on the P-III (POTOMAC) trial of 1018 high-risk, BCG-naïve NMIBC pts post-TURBT, randomized to Imfinzi…

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Pfizer and Innovent Biologics Partner to Accelerate 12 Oncology Programs in a Deal Valued at ~$10.5B

Shots:   Innovent will advance the early-stage & de novo cancer therapies, incl. ADCs through P-I before Pfizer assumes global development, with Pfizer securing exclusive global rights to 4 programs & will be responsible for the global development costs Also, Pfizer will obtain exclusive ex-Greater China rights to 4 additional programs & fund the majority of development…

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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Reports the US FDA Approval of Linzess to Treat Pediatric Patients (≥2yrs.) with Functional Constipation

Shots: The US FDA has approved label expansion of Linzess (linaclotide) in pts (≥2yrs.) for the treatment of functional constipation (FC) Approval was supported by data from a 12wk. P-III trial assessing Linzess in pediatric pts (2-5yrs.) with FC, where Linzess (72mcg) showed improvement in spontaneous bowel movement frequency vs PBO Linzess contains linaclotide, a…

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Abbvie

AbbVie Reports the US FDA Approval for Decnupaz to Treat Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)

Shots: The US FDA has approved AbbVie's Decnupaz (pivekimab sunirine-pvzy) for the treatment of adults with BPDCN Approval was supported by the global P-I/II (CADENZA) trial in 84 pts with CD123+ hematologic malignancies, incl. BPDCN, where pts received Decnupaz in both frontline (n=33) & relapsed/refractory (R/R) settings (n=51) without active CNS disease  Trial reported a 69.7% composite…

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