Eli Lilly Reports the US FDA Approval for Olumiant to Treat Severe Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients

Shots: The US FDA has approved Olumiant (baricitinib) for the treatment of pediatric pts (≥12yrs.) with severe alopecia areata (AA), expanding its use from treating adults with mod. to sev. active rheumatoid arthritis & sev. AA Approval was based on 36wk. data from the adolescent cohort (12 to <18yrs.) of P-III (BRAVE-AA-PEDS) study assessing Olumiant…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 28, 2026

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Merck and Eisai Report US FDA Approval of Welireg + Lenvima in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Shots: The US FDA has approved Welireg + Lenvima for the treatment of adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component (ccRCC) following a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor Approval was based on the P-III (LITESPARK-011) trial assessing Welireg (120mg, PO, QD) + Lenvima (20mg, PO, QD) vs cabozantinib in 747 pts with advanced…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 25, 2026

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Eli Lilly Reports the US FDA Approval for Onswik to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Shots: The US FDA has approved Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa-gobe) along with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes Approval was based on the P-III (QWINT) trials, which evaluated Onswik (QW) in >3,400 adults with T2D; across each trial, Onswik met the 1EP, demonstrating non-inferior A1C reductions vs…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 25, 2026

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Neuraxpharm and Minoryx Report the EC Approval of Nezglyal for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD)

Shots: EC has approved Nezglyal (leriglitazone) under exceptional circumstances for male cALD pts (2-12yrs.) with Gadolinium (Gd)-negative brain lesions, based on P-II/III (NEXUS) trial data & RWE data from compassionate use programs The first EU launch is expected in Germany by year-end, with additional launches anticipated following national reimbursement negotiations, while Neuraxpharm evaluates access pathways…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 25, 2026

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Elevar Therapeutics Secures the US FDA Approval for Lyrfigtu (Lirafugratinib) to Treat Cholangiocarcinoma

Shots: The US FDA has approved Lyrfigtu for the 2L treatment of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) patients with FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement; US availability is expected by Q4’26 In the P-I/II (ReFocus) trial, Lyrfigtu showed a cORR of 46%, an mDoR of 11.8mos., & 12mos. PFS rate of 49.2% (mPFS: 11.3mos.), with a predictable and manageable safety…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 24, 2026

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The EC Approves AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere for Uncontrolled Asthma

Shots: The EC has approved Trixeo Aerosphere(320/28.8/10μg) for the maintenance treatment of asthma in pts (≥12yrs.) who are not adequately controlled by a combination of a medium ICS & LABA Approval was based on the P-III (LOGOS & KALOS) trials evaluating Trixeo vs two fixed-dose dual-combination therapies of ICS & LABA: Symbicort pMDI & PT009 (in an…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 23, 2026

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Cordis’ Selution SLR Drug-Eluting Balloon Receives US FDA Approval for In-Stent Restenosis

Shots: The US FDA has approved the Selution SLR (Sustained Limus Release) Drug-Eluting Balloon (DEB) for the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) Approval was supported by data from the SELUTION4ISR trial assessing Selution SLR DEB vs SoC, incl. 80% drug-eluting stents, in pts (n >400) with coronary ISR across the US, Canada, Brazil, &…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 22, 2026

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Roche Reports EC Approval of Susvimo to Treat nAMD

Shots: The EC has approved Susvimo (ranibizumab 100mg/mL solution for injection) for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), based on the 3 studies, P-III (Archway), P-II (LADDER) & open-label LTE study (Portal) Archway showed Susvimo (refilled in Q6M) maintained vision improvements equivalent to ranibizumab (QM, IVT), with Portal showing maintenance of vision up…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 22, 2026

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Johnson & Johnson Reports the EC Approval of Icotyde (Icotrokinra) to Treat Plaque Psoriasis (PsO)

Shots: The EC has approved Icotyde for the treatment of pts (≥12yrs., ≥40kg) with mod. to sev. plaque PsO who are candidates for systemic therapy Approval was backed by P-III (ICONIC-TOTAL, ICONIC LEAD, ICONIC-ADVANCE 1 & 2) trials, where Icotyde met all 1EP across all 4 trials (n=2,500). In the head-to-head studies, ~70% pts achieved IGA 0/1 & 55%…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 22, 2026

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Eli Lilly Receives Full FDA Approval for Inluriyo + Verzenio to Treat ESR1-mutated Breast Cancer

Shots: FDA has granted full approval to Inluriyo (imlunestrant; PO) + Verzenio (abemaciclib) for treating adults with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after ≥1L of endocrine therapy (ET) Approval was based on the P-III (EMBER-3) trial assessing Inluriyo ± Verzenio in ESR1-mutated MBC pts (n=159); Inluriyo + Verzenio (n=67) doubled the…

ByRidhi RastogiSeptember 21, 2026

Eli Lilly Reports the US FDA Approval for Olumiant to Treat Severe Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients

Merck and Eisai Report US FDA Approval of Welireg + Lenvima in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Eli Lilly Reports the US FDA Approval for Onswik to Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Neuraxpharm and Minoryx Report the EC Approval of Nezglyal for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD)

Elevar Therapeutics Secures the US FDA Approval for Lyrfigtu (Lirafugratinib) to Treat Cholangiocarcinoma

The EC Approves AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere for Uncontrolled Asthma

Cordis’ Selution SLR Drug-Eluting Balloon Receives US FDA Approval for In-Stent Restenosis

Roche Reports EC Approval of Susvimo to Treat nAMD

Johnson & Johnson Reports the EC Approval of Icotyde (Icotrokinra) to Treat Plaque Psoriasis (PsO)

Eli Lilly Receives Full FDA Approval for Inluriyo + Verzenio to Treat ESR1-mutated Breast Cancer

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