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The US FDA has approved label expansion of Linzess (linaclotide) in pts (≥2yrs.) for the treatment of functional constipation (FC)
Approval was supported by data from a 12wk. P-III trial assessing Linzess in pediatric pts (2-5yrs.) with FC, where Linzess (72mcg) showed improvement in spontaneous bowel movement frequency vs PBO
Linzess contains linaclotide, a…
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Part B of P-II (APEX) trial assessed high, medium, or low-dose zumilokibart vs PBO in 346 pts, where mid & high-doses met the 1EP at 16wks., with 61.6% pts on high dose, 65.9% on mid-dose & 50.5% on low dose achieved EASI-75 vs 23.4% on PBO
At Wk. 16, mid-dose also met key 2EP…
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GSK has reported data from the P-III (B-Well 1 & B-Well 2) trials assessing bepirovirsen vs PBO in nucleos(t)ide analogue-treated pts with CHB & baseline HBsAg ≤3000 IU/ml. Bepirovirsen is under regulatory review in the US, EU, China & Japan
Pooled data showed a 19% functional cure rate (1EP) in the overall population (233/1,220…
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The FDA has granted De Novo classification to Cardiosense's PCWP Analysis Software to noninvasively estimate pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), incl. those with LVEF ≤40% & NYHA Class II, III & IV symptoms
The Software integrates its CardioTag wearable sensor with AI to…
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The US FDA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to Sanofi's venglustat for the treatment of neurological manifestations of type 3 Gaucher disease (GD3), with the PDUFA action date of Nov 25, 2026
NDA was supported by the ongoing P-III (LEAP2MONO) trial assessing venglustat (QD, PO) vs enzyme replacement therapy (IV, Q2W) in 43 pts…
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The US FDA has approved AbbVie's Decnupaz (pivekimab sunirine-pvzy) for the treatment of adults with BPDCN
Approval was supported by the global P-I/II (CADENZA) trial in 84 pts with CD123+ hematologic malignancies, incl. BPDCN, where pts received Decnupaz in both frontline (n=33) & relapsed/refractory (R/R) settings (n=51) without active CNS disease
Trial reported a 69.7% composite…
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Apogee will receive ~$1.3B in flexible, non-dilutive capital from Blackstone, incl. ~$800M of synthetic royalty & ~$500M in senior debt available at the mutual consent of both parties, to support the late-stage development & potential commercialization of zumilokibart
Blackstone will provide ~$800M in synthetic royalty funding to Apogee in exchange for 15-year tiered royalties…
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Junshi Biosciences has reported the final analysis from the P-III (NEOTORCH) trial assessing toripalimab + Pt-containing doublet CT vs PBO + CT as perioperative treatment in 501 pts with resectable stage II-III NSCLC pts
Trial improved EFS, with mEFS not reached vs 15.1mos. for CT alone, reducing risk of recurrence, progression, or death by 60%,…
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D&D Pharmatech has reported the topline P-II (DD01-DN-02) trial data assessing zabopegdutide (DD01) vs PBO in 67 overweight/obese pts with MASH & significant liver fat across the US, which met its all 3 key histological EPs
Pts received a 2wk. 20mg titration followed by maintenance dosing of DD01 (40mg, QW) or PBO; the Wk.…
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Myriad Genetics to launch the Prolaris + AI Test, with the new AI metric available for all Prolaris Biopsy Tests in the US from May 29, 2026 excl. New York; approval in NY is expected soon
A validation study of 998 pts for model training & 296 pts for validation, demonstrated that AI-GUR independently…

