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PharmaShots Magazine-February 2025 Edition

PharmaShots Magazine-February 2025 Edition

After successfully navigating the healthcare landscapes of the US, EU, and China, PharmaShots Magazine brings a comprehensive take on the Japanese Healthcare System. Japan ranked second in healthcare innovation owing to diverse positive parameters like advanced medical infrastructure, learned professionals, and more. In 2023, Japan allocated 11.4 percent of its GDP to enhancing healthcare capabilities.  …

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Alloy Therapeutics & Pfizer

Alloy Therapeutics Enters into a Multi-Year Strategic Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop New Antibody Discovery Platform

Shots:Alloy Therapeutics has entered into a strategic collaboration with Pfizer to develop a platform designed to improve Pfizer’s capability to discover potent, specific, and effective antibodies for targets that are challenging to address with current antibody discovery technologies, including the use of Alloy’s ATX-Gx platform As per the agreement, Alloy will receive an…

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BridgeBio

BridgeBio’s Beyonttra (Acoramidis) Gets the EU approval to Treat Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Shots:The EU granted marketing authorization to Beyonttra (acoramidis) to treat wild-type or variant ATTR-CM in adult pts.; launch expected in 1H’25 The approval was supported by the results of P-III (ATTRibute-CM) study of Beyonttra (BID, oral) vs PBO (n=632) in ATTR-CM pts.. It achieved its 1EP, showing a 42% reduced composite ACM &…

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SpringWorks Therapeutics

SpringWorks Therapeutics Receives US FDA Approval for Gomekli to Treat Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Symptomatic Plexiform Neurofibromas (NF1-PN)

Shots:The US FDA has approved Gomekli for pts (≥2 years) with unresectable NF1-PN based on P-IIb (ReNeu) trial & has also granted RPD PRV to SpringWorks; availability in US market is expected within 2wks; MAA is under EMA review with decision expected in 2025The P-IIb (ReNeu) study assessed Gomekli(2mg/m^2, BID) in 2 Arms…

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Regeneron

Regeneron Reports US FDA’s Acceptance of Resubmitted BLA for Linvoseltamab to Treat R/R Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Shots:The US FDA has accepted resubmitted BLA for linvoseltamab to treat r/r MM in pts who received ≥4L or ≥3L & were unresponsive to the last line (PDUFA: Jul 10, 2025) after resolving third-party fill/finish manufacturing issues; MAA is under EMA review Application was backed by P-I/II (LINKER-MM1) trial data, assessing linvoseltamab (200mg)…

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Celltrion

Celltrion Secures the US FDA’s Approval for Avtozma IV/SC (Biosimilar, Actemra)

Shots:The US FDA has approved Avtozma IV/SC (biosimilar, Actemra) to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), giant cell arteritis (GCA), polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and COVID-19; expected to be commercially available by August 2025 in US Approval was based on the P-III trial of Avtozma (tocilizumab-anoh) vs Actemra (tocilizumab) in…

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Pfizer & Astellas

Pfizer and Astellas Report Follow-up Data from P-III (KEYNOTE-A39/EV-302) Trial of Padcev + Keytruda for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer (la/mUC)

Shots:Pfizer & Astellas have reported follow-up data from P-III (KEYNOTE-A39/EV-302) trial assessing Padcev + Keytruda vs Pt-based CT in previously untreated la/mUCpts (n=886)The 12mos. follow up study (mFU: 29.1mos.) showed reduced risk of death by 49% & decrease in PFS by 52% (mPFS: 12.5 vs 6.3mos.) with improved mOS (33.8 vs 15.9mos.), where OS…

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Olix Pharmaceuticals & Lilly

Eli Lilly Acquires OLX75016 from OliX Pharmaceuticals for Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis

Shots:OliX & Eli Lilly have entered into a global license agreement to develop & commercialize OliX’s OLX75016 for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) as well as other cardiometabolic indications As per the agreement, Eli Lilly will make an initial payment of ~$630M to OliX for completing the ongoing P-I trial of OLX75016 in Australia, after…

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