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Flare Therapeutics has dosed its first patient with FX-909 in P-Ib trial for the treatment of locally-advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer
The P-Ib trial will assess FX-909 (30 & 50mg; QD) in 40 pts, incl. a biomarker-defined population, building on clinical PoC achieved in P-Ia, with P-Ia data to be presented in 2025. Efficacy…
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Fapon Biopharma has enrolled the first patient in China for its P-I trial of FP008 for advanced solid tumors, conducted at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital. The patient completed the DLT observation with a favorable safety profile. The trial focuses on evaluating FP008's safety and tolerability
FP008 demonstrated favorable safety and PK in monkey studies and…
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The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to cobas Respiratory 4-flex, which utilizes TAGS technology for simplification of respiratory testing & improving diagnostic speed as well as accuracy
The cobas Respiratory 4-flex integrates seamlessly with cobas 5800, 6800 & 8800 systems to allow qualitative detection & differentiation of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A/B, as well as…
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Marea Therapeutics has dosed its first patient with MAR001 in P-IIb (TYDAL-TIMI 78) trial for adults at increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)
Trial will evaluate MAR001 (300, 450, 900mg; Q4W) vs PBO in ~216 adults with elevated triglycerides & remnant cholesterol at high ASCVD risk, with the 1EP assessing % change from…
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China’s NMPA has approved SonoVue for use in hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) to detect tubal issues & uterine problems
A meta-analysis of 24 studies in 1358 women with infertility & 2661 fallopian tubes showed superior diagnostic performance of HyCoSy with SonoVue, with pooled sensitivity of 93%, specificity of 90%, & accuracy of 96% vs…
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Vertex announced topline results from its P‑II study of selective NaV1.8 inhibitor VX‑993 in 367 pts with acute pain post-bunionectomy; VX‑993 did not achieve a statistically significant improvement in SPID48 vs placebo
VX‑993 was safe and well tolerated at all doses, with AEs mostly mild/moderate; no SAEs related to VX‑993 and no discontinuations due…
Knight Therapeutics and Incyte Expand Latin America Agreement to Include Retifanlimab and Axatilimab
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Knight Therapeutics has amended its agreement with Incyte Biosciences to gain exclusive distribution rights for retifanlimab (Brand name: Zynyz in the US and EU) and axatilimab (Brand name: Niktimvo in the US) in LATAM
Under the amended deal, Incyte will develop, manufacture, and supply retifanlimab and axatilimab, while Knight will handle regulatory approvals and…
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The US FDA has granted RMAT designation to GLPG5101 for the r/r mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
Designation was supported by P-I/II (ATALANTA-1) trial assessing GLPG5101 [50×106 (DL1), 110×106 (DL2) & 250×106 (DL3)] in r/r B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma pts, incl. those with MCL
Trial demonstrated superior ORR & CR rate as well as favorable safety…
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TransMedics received US FDA conditional IDE approval to initiate its two-part Next‑Gen OCS ENHANCE Heart study evaluating prolonged heart perfusion (Part A) and superiority of OCS Heart in donation after brain death (DBD) cases vs static cold storage (Part B)
The study will enroll >650 pts; Part B aims to expand OCS Heart indications…
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The FDA has granted accelerated approval for Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Modeyso (dordaviprone) to treat diffuse midline glioma with an H3 K27M mutation in pts (aged≥ 1 yrs.) with progressive disease after prior therapy. Continued approval depends on results from the P-III (ACTION) trial
Approval was based on data from 50 pts across 5 studies, showing…

