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Novartis to Acquire Tourmaline Bio for ~$1.4B, Complementing its Cardiovascular Portfolio

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Tourmaline Bio, incl. its asset pacibekitug, expanding its cardiovascular portfolio As per the deal, Novartis, through its subsidiary, will acquire Tourmaline for $48/share, representing an aggregate of ~$1.4B, & will merge the subsidiary into Tourmaline upon completion, making it an indirect wholly owned unit of Novartis; closing…

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Eli lilly

Eli Lilly Reports P-III (BRUIN CLL-313) Trial Data on Jaypirca for 1L Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Shots: Eli Lilly has reported P-III (BRUIN CLL-313) trial data assessing Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib; 200mg, PO, QD) vs chemoimmunotherapy (bendamustine + rituximab) in 282 pts with 1L chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) without 17p deletions Trial met its 1EP of improved PFS per IRC, while OS was immature but showed a favorable trend &…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Reports P-III (FLAURA2) Trial Findings on Tagrisso Regimen to Treat EGFRm NSCLC

Shots: AstraZeneca has reported P-III (FLAURA2) trial findings on Tagrisso + Pt-based CT as a 1L treatment of pts with locally advanced (Stage IIIB-IIIC) or metastatic (Stage IV) EGFRm NSCLC The P-III (FLAURA2) trial assessed Tagrisso (80mg, QD, PO) + pemetrexed + cisplatin/carboplatin (Q3W for 4 cycles) followed by Tagrisso + pemetrexed maintenance (Q3W) vs…

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Takeda

Takeda’s Vonvendi Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Adults and Children with Von Willebrand Disease

Shots: FDA has approved a label extension for Vonvendi to incl. routine prophylaxis for reducing bleeding in adults with Type 1 & 2 von Willebrand disease (VWD), & for on-demand & perioperative bleeding management in pediatric pts Approval was backed by extensive data, incl. a P-III trial in adults, a P-III trial in children, a P-IIIb continuation…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Sep 01, 2025 – Sep 05, 2025)   

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, COVID-19, Animal Health and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:    Merck Reports P-III (VICTOR) Trial Data of Verquvo (Vericiguat) for Chronic Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)  Read More: Merck  AstraZeneca Reports P-III (BaxHTN) Trial Data on Baxdrostat…

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SignalPET Launches SignalPET 360° for Comprehensive Veterinary Radiology

Shots: SignalPET has launched SignalPET 360°, an integrated AI-powered radiology solution for veterinary medicine SignalPET 360 provides an integrated diagnostic platform with built-in PACS, allowing clinics to store & view all imaging modalities, generate AI-powered reports for every case, & seamlessly escalate to advanced AI or radiologist review when required SignalPET 360° suite provides immediate…

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Genentech

Genentech Presents Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Data on Vabysmo for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Shots: Genentech has reported new data from the open-label AVONELLE-X & P-IIIb/IV (SALWEEN) studies of Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa) at Euretina’25 The 2yr. AVONELLE-X study was an extension of P-III (TENAYA & LUCERNE) trials, showing maintained vision & anatomy in wet AMD, with ~80% pts extending dosing to Q3M/Q4M after ~4yrs. of therapy SALWEEN study in Asia…

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