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Biocon Launches Yesafili (Biosimilar, Eylea) in the US
Shots: Biocon has reported the commercial launch of Yesafili, a biosimilar version of Eylea 2mg (aflibercept), in the US, which was previously approved & granted interchangeable designation In the P-III (INSIGHT) study in Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Yesafili showed no clinically meaningful differences from Eylea in PK, safety, efficacy, or immunogenicity Yesafili is a VEGF inhibitor…
Curium and Lantheus to Merge in an ~$8B Deal
Shots: Lantheus to merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curium US, combining Curium’s global theranostics platform with Lantheus’ US radiodiagnostics business; closing expected in H1’27 As per the deal, Curium will acquire Lantheus for $102.5/share in cash, with shareholders eligible for ~$12/share in non-transferable CVRs, representing total consideration of up to $114.50/share & a transaction…
Pathos AI Inks ~2.2B Licensing Deal with Alphamab Oncology for JSKN016
Shots: Pathos AI has entered into a licensing agreement with Jiangsu Alphamab Biopharmaceuticals for JSKN016, a TROP2/HER3 bispecific ADC independently developed by Alphamab As per the deal, Pathos AI will receive exclusive rights to research, develop, manufacture & commercialize JSKN016 outside Greater China, funding all related costs, while Alphamab retains exclusive rights in mainland China,…
Invenio Imaging Completes Enrollment in Pivotal ON-SITE Study for NIO Lung Cancer Reveal
Shots: Invenio has completed patient enrollment in the ON-SITE study evaluating NIO Lung Cancer Reveal, an AI-based image analysis module for rapid assessment of bronchoscopic lung biopsy specimens imaged with the NIO Imaging System The study enrolled 1,006 pts, involving >3,250 fresh biopsy specimens across 7 US medical centers, with specimens collected using transbronchial forceps biopsy,…
Meitheal Pharmaceuticals
Meitheal Secures FDA Approval for Garzulys (Biosimilar, NovoLog)
Shots: The US FDA has approved Garzulys (SC & IV), a biosimilar to NovoLog (insulin aspart) to improve glycemic control in adults & pediatric pts with diabetes mellitus  Garzulys was developed through a collaboration among Tonghua Dongbao, NKF, Xentria, Meitheal, & Emerge. Tonghua Dongbao developed the drug substance, NKF the drug product, Xentria led clinical…
Leads Biolabs Reports NMPA IND Clearnce to Initiate P-Ib/II Trial for Opamtistomig Combination Therapy in mCRC
Shots: The NMPA has approved IND application to initiate P-Ib/II trial of opamtistomig (LBL-024) in combination therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) Trial will evaluate the safety & efficacy of opamtistomig combination regimens in pts with mCRC & explore potential predictive biomarkers. Opamtistomig mechanism was already validated across EP-NEC, NSCLC, SCLC, & biliary tract cancer…
Fresenius Kabi & Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Reports the US FDA Approval of Rituximab (Biosimilar, Rituxan) 
 Shots:  The US FDA has approved Rituximab, a biosimilar version of Rituxan developed by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, supported by analytical, non-clinical, and clinical data demonstrating high similarity and no clinically meaningful differences from Rituxan, meeting US biosimilar requirements   Rituximab is a mAb targeting CD20 on B cells, leading to B-cell depletion through immune-mediated mechanisms. It is approved in the US for…
Novartis Reports the US FDA Approval of Pluvicto for mHSPC
Shots: The US FDA has approved Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) for pts with PSMA+ metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naive/sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer Approval was based on the P-III (PSMAddition) trial, which showed Pluvicto + ARPI & ADT reduced the risk of progression or death by 28% vs SoC…