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Boehringer Ingelheim
The US FDA Approves High Concentration of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo (Biosimilar, Humira) 
Shots:  Boehringer Ingelheim has received the US FDA’s approval for the high-concentration (100mg/mL), citrate-free formulation of Cyltezo (biosimilar to Humira) to treat various chronic inflammatory diseases. Its low concentration of 50mg/mL has been available since Jul 2023  The approval was supported partly by the data from P-I (VOLTAIRE-HCLF) evaluating the bioavailability of high-concentration vs low-concentration…
May 1, 2024
Aquestive
Aquestive Therapeutics’ Libervan Buccal Film Receives the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Seizure Activity  
Shots:   Aquestive’s Libervant buccal film (oral, 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg, 12.5mg & 15mg) received the US FDA’s approval as an acute treatment of intermittent, stereotypic episodes of frequent seizure activity (seizure clusters, acute repetitive seizures), distinct from the usual pattern in epilepsy patients (2-5yrs.)  The company further provided an update on Anaphylm (epinephrine) sublingual film,…
April 29, 2024
Accord BioPharma’s Hercessi (Biosimilar, Herceptin) Receives the US FDA Approval
Shots:  Accord BioPharma's Hercessi (trastuzumab-strf; 150mg; IV), a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab), has been approved by the US FDA to treat HER2 overexpressing breast and G/GEJ cancer in the US  The approval was based on 2 studies incl. P-I (HLX02-HV01 & HLX02-HV02) trial assessing the single-dose, PK equivalence in healthy volunteers. P-III (HLX02-BC01) trial assessing…
April 29, 2024
Johnson& Johnson
Johnson & Johnson’s Sirturo Gains the CHMP’s Positive Opinion to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis 
Shots:  The CHMP has granted positive opinion to the company’s Sirturo (bedaquiline) and recommended approving its Type II variation plus transitioning its conditional marketing authorization into a standard marketing authorization  The opinion was based on the data from P-III (STREAM) stage 2 trial assessing the safety & efficacy of bedaquiline-containing regimen to treat MDR-TB, depicting…
April 29, 2024
Astrazeneca
AstraZeneca’s Truqap Plus Faslodex Receives the CHMP’s Positive Opinion for Treating Breast Cancer 
Shots:  The CHMP's positive opinion was based on the P-III (CAPItello-291) study assessing Truqap + Faslodex vs PBO + Faslodex to treat ER+, HER2‑ locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients (n=708) having ≥1 PIK3CA, AKT1 or PTEN-alterations after recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen  The study demonstrated reduction in the disease…
April 29, 2024
Pfizer
Pfizer’s BEQVEZ (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt) Receives US FDA Approval for Adults with Hemophilia B 
Shots:  US FDA granted approval to Pfizer’s Beqvez, based on BENEGENE-2 (P-III) study (n=45) to treat of Haemophilia B adult patient using factor IX (FIX) prophylaxis therapy, with life-threatening hemorrhage, spontaneous bleeding episodes, no FDA-approved test detected neutralizing antibodies to AAVRh74var capsid; met 1EP of non-inferiority in the ABR of total bleeds  Based on durability…
April 26, 2024
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