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The US FDA has accepted the BLA for Mim8 (denecimig; pre-filled, single-use pen) as routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in adult & pediatric pts with hemophilia A (congenital FVIII deficiency), with or without inhibitors
BLA was supported by FRONTIER2 trial assessing Mim8 (QW/QM) in pts (≥12yrs), FRONTIER3 trial assessing it in…

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The US FDA has granted IND clearance to initiate P-IIb (prestIgE) trial of RPT904 for the treatment of pts with IgE-mediated food allergy by the end of 2025
The P-IIb (prestIgE) trial will assess RPT904 (SC; loading at Wk. 2, then Q8W or Q12W) vs PBO in 2 parts: In Part 1, ~100 pts with ≥1 food…

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The P-III (HYPERION) trial assessed Winrevair vs PBO, both with background therapy in recently diagnosed adults (n=320) with PAH (WHO Group 1) FC II or III at intermediate or high risk of disease progression
Trial showed 76% reduction in clinical worsening, where 10.6% vs 36.9% pts experienced ≥1 event, with treatment benefit seen in…

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Health Hope Pharma (HHP) has entered into a global licensing & collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences to advance encequidar in the field of virology
As per the deal, Gilead will receive exclusive global virology rights to encequidar, while HHP & Hanmi Pharm will provide drug supply, technical support, project collaboration & receive an upfront…

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The P-III (METIS) trial assessed TTFields therapy + best supportive care (BSC) (n=149) vs BSC (n=149) in 298 adults with 1-10 newly diagnosed brain metastases from NSCLC following stereotactic radiosurgery; median TTFields use was 67% over 16wks.
Trial met its 1EP, with a 28% lower risk of intracranial progression, extending median time to 15…

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FDA has approved Tremfya (SC; Wk. 0, 4 & then Q8W) for children (≥6yrs.; ≥40kg) with mod. to sev. plaque PsO, who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active PsA; an FDA application was also filed to add joint damage inhibition in active PsA adults to Tremfya’s label
Plaque PsO approval was based…

Expanding Solid Tumor Care: Shaun Bagai from RenovoRx in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots
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RenovoRx, a clinical-stage life sciences company, is developing targeted oncology therapies and has created RenovoCath, an FDA-cleared novel drug delivery device.
Its proprietary TAMP therapy platform enables precise delivery of therapeutics across the arterial wall near the tumor site, directly targeting the tumor while potentially reducing the toxicities linked to systemic IV chemotherapy.
In…