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Astellas and Pfizer Report the US FDA Approval of Perioperative Padcev + Keytruda for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

Shots: FDA has approved Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) + Keytruda or Keytruda Qlex for neoadj. & adj. treatment for cisplatin-ineligible  pts with MIBC, before the PDUFA action date (Apr 07, 2026) Approval was based on the P-III (KEYNOTE-905/EV-303) trial, which randomized cisplatin-ineligible MIBC pts to Arm A (3 cycles of Keytruda + surgery with 14 subsequent cycles), Arm B…
November 24, 2025

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Top 20 immunology companies of 2025
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Top 20 Immunology Companies of 2025

Shots:  Immunology continues to be a key focus area, with biopharmaceutical companies rigorously advancing innovative therapies including drugs, vaccines, and antibodies to address evolving patient needs and improve disease outcomes  In 2024, the global immunology market size was valued at $109.4B and expected to reach $254.23B by 2032, with a CAGR of 11.8% from 2024…
July 24, 2025

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Astellas & Evopoint Bio
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Astellas Enters a ~$1.54B Licensing Agreement with Evopoint Biosciences to Develop & Commercialize XNW27011

Shots: Evopoint Biosciences has granted Astellas exclusive license to develop & commercialize XNW27011 globally, excl. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan As per the deal, Evopoint will receive $130M upfront as well as ~$70M as near-term payments in addition to ~$1.34B in development, regulatory & commercial milestones, with net sales-based royalties XNW27011, an CLDN18.2-specific…
May 30, 2025

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Chromatin Bioscience & Astellas
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Astellas Collaborates with Chromatin Bioscience to Develop Cell-Selective Synthetic Promoters

Shots: Astellas has entered into a collaboration agreement with Chromatin Bioscience to design cell-selective synthetic promoters As per the agreement, Chromatin will utilize its chromatinLENS platform to develop cell-selective synthetic promoters for Astellas’ target profile, allowing precise & durable gene expression in specific cells chromatinLENS platform identifies gene regulatory elements from the dark genome &…
April 14, 2025

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Pfizer & Astellas
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Pfizer and Astellas Report Follow-up Data from P-III (KEYNOTE-A39/EV-302) Trial of Padcev + Keytruda for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer (la/mUC)

Shots: Pfizer & Astellas have reported follow-up data from P-III (KEYNOTE-A39/EV-302) trial assessing Padcev + Keytruda vs Pt-based CT in previously untreated la/mUCpts (n=886) The 12mos. follow up study (mFU: 29.1mos.) showed reduced risk of death by 49% & decrease in PFS by 52% (mPFS: 12.5 vs 6.3mos.) with improved mOS (33.8 vs 15.9mos.), where OS…
February 12, 2025

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Astellas
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Astellas Reports the Health Canada’s Approval of Vyloy (Zolbetuximab) Plus Chemotherapy for Advanced G/GEJ Cancer

Shots: The Health Canada has approved Vyloy + fluoropyrimidine & Pt-based CT as a 1L treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic CLDN 18.2+/HER2-ve G/GEJ adenocarcinoma, with further submissions under review. In addition, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) recommended reimbursement of Vyloy with conditions Approval was based on the P-III (SPOTLIGHT: n= 565 & GLOW:…
January 10, 2025

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Astellas’ Vyloy (Zolbetuximab) Secures the NMPA’s Approval as a 1L Treatment of Advanced G/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

Shots: The NMPA has granted approval to Vyloy + fluoropyrimidine & Pt-based CT as a 1L treatment of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-, CLDN18.2+ G/GEJ adenocarcinoma Approval was supported by P-III (GLOW: n=145 & SPOTLIGHT: n=36) studies assessing Vyloy + CAPOX & mFOLFOX6, respectively, vs PBO among Chinese patients with this indication …
January 6, 2025

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Decoding Approval: Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore from Astellas in an Exclusive Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Recently EC granted Marketing Authorization to Astellas’ VYLOY (zolbetuximab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric and GEJ cancers  Zolbetuximab, a monoclonal antibody designed to target gastric tumor cells that express CLDN18.2 biomarker  Today, at PharmaShots we have Dr. Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore the Head of Development, Immuno-Oncology and Cancer Cell…
September 26, 2024

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