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SpringWorks Therapeutics

The EC Grants Conditional Approval to SpringWorks Therapeutics’ Ezmekly for NF1-PN

Shots: The EC has granted conditional approval to Ezmekly (mirdametinib) for pts (≥2yrs.) with unresectable neurofibromatosis type 1 associated symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (NF1-PN) based on P-IIb (ReNeu) trial The P-IIb (ReNeu) study assessed mirdametinib (2mg/m^2, BID) in 2 Arms (N=114: 56 pediatric & 58 adults) & met its 1EP of cORR (52% & 41%) with durable…

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Dizal Receives the US FDA’s Accelerated Approval for Zegfrovy (Sunvozertinib) to Treat EGFRm NSCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to Zegfrovy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC associated with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations (exon20ins) in pts whose disease has progressed on or after Pt-based CT Approval was based on the multinational WU-KONG1 part B trial assessing Zegfrovy in above mentioned pts, which showed significant improvement…

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Astrazeneca

Health Canada Approves AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi to Treat Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC)

Shots: Health Canada has approved Imfinzi monotx. for the treatment of LS-SCLC adults whose disease has not progressed after receiving Pt-based CRT Approval was based on P-III (ADRIATIC) trial (n=730) assessing Imfinzi (1500mg, IV, Q4W) with or without Imjudo (75mg, IV, Q4W × 4 cycles) followed by Imfinzi (for ~24mos.) vs PBO Study showed reduced risk…

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Daiichi Sankyo & Astrazeneca

Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca Report the EC’s Approval of Enhertu for HER2 Low/Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC)

Shots: The EC has approved Enhertu monotx. for inoperable HR+, HER2-low/ultralow MBC whose disease progressed on & are ineligible for endocrine therapy, based on the P-III (DESTINY-Breast06) trial; regulatory review is ongoing in Japan & other regions Trial (N=866) assessed Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) vs CT in HER2-low (n=713) & ultralow (n=153) pts, showing 38% PFS in CT-naïve…

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Viewpoints_Ahsan Arozullah

Astellas at ASCO 2024: Ahsan Arozullah in an Illuminating Dialogue Exchange with PharmaShots

Shots:  At ASCO 2024, Astellas Pharma presented 16 abstracts across several types of cancers with unmet medical needs  Today at PharmaShots, we have Ahsan Arozullah Sr. VP, Head of Oncology Development, shedding light on the advancement Astellas’ oncology portfolio for urothelial carcinoma, gastric cancer, and prostate cancer  Ahsan talks about the presented results from studies…

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