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Merck Receives the EC’s Approval for Welireg (Belzutifan) for Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors and Previously Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma

Shots: The EC has approved Welireg for VHL-related localized RCC, CNS hemangioblastomas, or pNET unsuitable for localized procedures and advanced ccRCC post-PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors or VEGF therapies progression across EU member states, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway Approval for VHL-related tumors was based on P-II (LITESPARK-004) study (n=61), showing ORR of 49% (all…

February 19, 2025

Merus Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Petosemtamab to Treat 1L PD-L1+ Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC)

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to petosemtamab + Keytruda as 1L treatment of r/m HNSCC harboring PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 1) in adults BTD was backed by interim data from ongoing P-I/II trial evaluating petosemtamab + Keytruda in mentioned pts that showed 67% response rate in 24 evaluable pts with further data presented…

February 19, 2025

The US FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Innate Pharma’s Lacutamab for R/R Sézary Syndrome

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to lacutamab for the treatment of adults with r/r sézary syndrome after receiving ≥2L of therapy incl. mogamulizumab Designation was based on P-I as well as P-II (TELLOMAK) trial data, showing efficacy & favorable safety in pts who were heavily pre-treated with mogamulizumab Additionally, Lacutamab (anti-KIR3DL2…

February 18, 2025

Exelixis Presents 5-year Follow-Up Data from P-III (CheckMate -9ER) of Cabometyx + Opdivo in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients at ASCO GU 2025

Shots: The P-III (CheckMate -9ER) trial assessed Cabometyx + Opdivo vs sunitinib in 651 pts with previously untreated advanced RCC At 67.6mos. mFU, study showed improved mPFS (16.4 vs 8.3mos.), OS (46.5 vs 35.5mos.), ORR (55.7% vs 27.4%) & DOR (22 vs 15.2mos.), while in IMDC risk groups: favorable (n=146; mPFS: 21.4 vs 12.8mos.; mOS:…

February 18, 2025

Galderma’ Nemluvio Receives UK’s MHRA & Swissmedic Approval for Atopic Dermatitis and Prurigo Nodularis

Shots: The UK’s MHRA & Swissmedic have approved Nemluvio (SC) for mod. to sev. PN & AD, where it is approved in adults for PN & in combination with TCS ± TCI in pts (≥12yrs.; ≥30kg) for AD who are candidates for systemic therapy. Awaits approval in Singapore & Australia Approval is based on P-III…

February 18, 2025

Regeneron and Sanofi Report the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance for Dupixent to Treat Bullous Pemphigoid (BP)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted & granted priority review to the sBLA of Dupixent for the treatment of adults with BP (PDUFA: Jun 20, 2025) sBLA was supported by P-II/III (ADEPT) trial assessing Dupixent vs PBO in pts (n=106) for 52wks., that met its 1EP of 5x pts achieving sustained disease remission at…

February 18, 2025

The US FDA Approves MED-EL’s Sonnet 3 Audio Processor for Optimal Hearing

Shots: The US FDA has approved the Sonnet 3 audio processor for MED-EL cochlear implants; commercially available in early 2025. Also, Pts implanted with MED-EL as of Sep 1, 2024, can access one-time exchange for Sonnet 3 in the TechSwap Program Sonnet 3 is 2g lighter & ~18% shorter than Sonnet 2 with features…

February 18, 2025

CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics Report the EC’s Approval of Kostaive Against COVID-19

Shots: The EC has approved Kostaive (ARCT-154) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 in subjects of age ≥18yrs in the EU & EEA states following CHMP positive opinion in Dec 2024 Approval was based on Kostaive's clinical data incl. P-I/II/III showing its efficacy & tolerability, plus P-III COVID-19 booster trial depicting superior immunogenicity vs…

February 18, 2025

Samsung Bioepis Reports the EC’s approval of Obodence & Xbryk (Biosimilar, Denosumab)

Shots: The EC has approved SB16: Obodence (60mg pre-filled syringe; Biosimilar: Prolia) & Xbryk (120mg vial; Biosimilar: Xgeva) for osteoporosis & prevention of skeletal related events, respectively Approval was based on the P-I trial which confirmed PK equivalence between SB16, EU-DEN & US-DEN among healthy males (n=168), in terms of AUC from time zero to…

February 17, 2025

AstraZeneca Presents Post-Hoc Data from P-III (NIAGARA) Trial of Imfinzi in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients regardless of Complete Pathology Response at ASCO GU 2025

Shots: The P-III (NIAGARA) trial assessed Imfinzi (4 cycles + neoadj. CT; then 8 cycles alone) vs CT with surgery in MIBC pts ± pCR; ongoing regulatory review in the US, EU, Japan & other areas Trial met its 2EPs of improved MFS (75.1% vs 65.1%) & DSS (89.2% vs 82.2%) in ITT pts (N=1063)…

February 17, 2025

NEWS

Merck Receives the EC’s Approval for Welireg (Belzutifan) for Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors and Previously Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma

Merus Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Petosemtamab to Treat 1L PD-L1+ Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC)

The US FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Innate Pharma’s Lacutamab for R/R Sézary Syndrome

Exelixis Presents 5-year Follow-Up Data from P-III (CheckMate -9ER) of Cabometyx + Opdivo in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients at ASCO GU 2025

Galderma’ Nemluvio Receives UK’s MHRA & Swissmedic Approval for Atopic Dermatitis and Prurigo Nodularis

Regeneron and Sanofi Report the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance for Dupixent to Treat Bullous Pemphigoid (BP)

The US FDA Approves MED-EL’s Sonnet 3 Audio Processor for Optimal Hearing

CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics Report the EC’s Approval of Kostaive Against COVID-19

Samsung Bioepis Reports the EC’s approval of Obodence & Xbryk (Biosimilar, Denosumab)

AstraZeneca Presents Post-Hoc Data from P-III (NIAGARA) Trial of Imfinzi in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients regardless of Complete Pathology Response at ASCO GU 2025

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