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FDA has approved Zanvastro (50mg, Q3M, intrathecal injection) for the treatment of AxD in pediatric & adult pts, with launch expected in the coming wks. FDA also granted Ionis a Rare Pediatric Disease PRV
Approval was backed by the Phase I-III trial assessing Zanvastro (25 or 50mg) vs control in 54 AxD pts (1.5-53yrs.) for…
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The NMPA has approved Leqembi (SC autoinjector/SC-AI) as an initiation dose administered as 500mg given QW as two consecutive 250mg injections, each delivered in ~15secs, for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease
Approval was supported by 18mos. P-III Clarity AD data & multiple SC administration sub-studies (incl. Chinese cohort), with SC-AI 500mg (QW) showing…
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The EC has approved Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) + Perjeta for the 1L treatment of pts with unresectable or metastatic HER2+ (IHC 3+ or ISH+) breast cancer (MBC), backed by P-III (DESTINY-Breast09) trial data (n=1157)
Trial assessed Enhertu ± Perjeta vs THP, where it improved PFS by 44% in 383 pts who had not received prior…
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The US FDA has approved BESREMi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft) for the treatment of adults with essential thrombocythemia (ET), expanding BESREMi product label beyond polycythemia vera
Approval was supported by durable ELN responses and hematologic control in adults with ET. In P-III (SURPASS-ET) trial, it outperformed anagrelide in durable response rates & reduced thromboembolic events over…
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The EC has approved Hopledo for the treatment of adults with Parkinson’s disease & mod. to sev. motor fluctuations who have not been sufficiently stabilized with oral levodopa/DDC inhibitor-based treatments
Approval was based on the P-III (RISE-PD) trial assessing Hopledo in pts with Parkinson’s disease & mod. to sev. motor fluctuations, which showed a…
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The US FDA has approved Bixlenvo (bictegravir 75mg/lenacapavir 50mg) for the treatment of HIV in adults who are virologically suppressed
Approval was based on the P-III (ARTISTRY-1 & ARTISTRY-2) trials, assessing Bixlenvo (QD, PO) in adults with HIV who are virologically suppressed, incl. those who switched from complex multi-tablet regimens or from Biktarvy
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The US FDA has approved Mimrylo (rusfertide) for the treatment of erythrocytosis in adults with polycythemia vera (PV)
Approval was backed by the P-III (VERIFY) trial (n=293), which met all efficacy endpoints, showing higher response rates, reduced need for phlebotomy & improvement in fatigue as measured by PROMIS Fatigue Short Form 8a
The VERIFY…
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The US FDA has approved Tivicay PD (dolutegravir) in combination with other antiretrovirals for HIV-1 treatment in pediatric pts weighing ≥2kg, incl. treatment-naïve or experienced pts who have not previously received an INSTI
The FDA decision follows Priority Review & is supported by data from the NIH-funded IMPAACT 2023 study & pediatric PK modeling.…
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The US FDA has granted approval to expand the use of Pathway HER2 (4B5) & Ventana HER2 Dual ISH tests to identify HER2+ metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA), incl. gastric, GEJ & esophageal adenocarcinoma
The companion diagnostics can help identify pts who may be eligible for HER2-targeted treatment with two Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii) regimens for 1L…
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FDA has approved Revolution’s Rasonque to treat pts with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) who have received ≥1 prior systemic therapy or who are not candidates for multiagent systemic therapy
Approval was backed by P-III (RASolute 302) trial assessing Rasonque (300mg, QD, PO) vs CT, in the above-mentioned pts, regardless of RAS mutation, which met…

