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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Jun 14, 2025 – Jul 18, 2025)   

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, DigiHealth and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below: Takeda Reports P-III (FirstLight & RadiantLight) Trials Data on Oveporexton for Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1) Read More: Takeda AstraZeneca Reports P-III (BaxHTN) Trial Results of Baxdrostat for Uncontrolled or Treatment Resistant…

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Rocket Pharmaceuticals Receives the US FDA’s RMAT Designation of RP-A601 to Treat PKP2-Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Shots: The US FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to RP-A601 for the treatment of PKP2-arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy Designation was supported by ongoing P-I trial, where all 3 adults treated with a single dose of RP-A601 (8x10¹³ GC/kg) showed enhanced PKP2 protein expression, incl. 110% & 398% increase in 2 pts with low…

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Daiichi Sankyo

Daiichi Sankyo Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Enhertu + Perjeta to Treat HER2+ Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to Enhertu + Perjeta for the 1L treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer Designation was supported by P-III (DESTINY-Breast09) trial data on Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) ± Perjeta vs taxane, trastuzumab & Perjeta (THP) in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer pts (n=1157) Trial showed improved PFS by 44% (mPFS: 40.7…

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NKGen Biotech Partners with HekaBio to Accelerate Troculeucel Development in Japan

Shots: NKGen Biotech has partnered with HekaBio to accelerate the regulatory, manufacturing & commercial development of troculeucel in Japan As per the collaboration, HekaBio will lead trials & handle regulatory activities with Japan’s PMDA for pre-market approval of troculeucel in neurodegenerative diseases, incl. Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s. Also, HekaBio aims for first pts dosing in Japan…

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Keros Therapeutics Reports First Patient Dosing in P-III (RENEW) Trial of Elritercept for Transfusion-Dependent Anemia in Adults with MDS

Shots: Keros has dosed the first pts in P-III (RENEW) trial assessing elritercept vs PBO in adults with transfusion-dependent anemia with very low, low, or intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) Dosing triggers a $10M milestone under Keros & Takeda’s Jan 2025 deal, in which Takeda gained global rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize elritercept (excl.…

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Samsung Bioepis Collaborates with Harrow to Commercialize its Ophthalmology Biosimilars in the US

Shots: Samsung Bioepis has entered into a definitive agreement to grant Harrow exclusive commercial rights of its ophthalmology biosimilar portfolio incl. Byooviz, biosimilar to Lucentis (ranibizumab), & Opuviz, biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept) in the US Byooviz has been available in the US through Biogen since its launch in Jun 2022. In Oct 2024, Biogen notified…

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The US FDA Grants Priority Review to Johnson & Johnson’s TAR-200 for BCG-Unresponsive High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (HR-NMIBC)

Shots: The US FDA has granted priority review to NDA of TAR-200 for the treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive HR-NMIBC with CIS &/or papillary tumors NDA was supported by the P-IIb (SunRISe-1) trial, assessing TAR-200 in pts ineligible or opting out of radical cystectomy that showed an 82.4% CR rate & 52.9% remained cancer-free for at…

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