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New Drug Designations – September 2025    

Shots:     PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada, and NMPA   The September 2025 report covers designations granted to 33 drugs and 4 medical devices, spanning 12 small molecules, 6 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies & 4 medical devices among others  …

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Daiichi Sankyo and Merck Report the P-II Study Data for Raludotatug Deruxtecan in Pt.-Resistant Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer

Shots: Daiichi Sankyo and Merck reported efficacy results for raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd) in patients with recurrent Pt.-resistant ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer from the P-II (dose-optimization) part of the REJOICE-Ovarian01 P-II/III study Across all doses (4.8 mg/kg, 5.6 mg/kg, and 6.4 mg/kg), ORR was 50.5% (n=107) as assessed by BICR, with 3 complete…

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BeOne Medicines’ Sonrotoclax Receives FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to sonrotoclax for adults with r/r MCL & accepted BeOne’s request for participation in Project Orbis for concurrent global review of the therapy Decision was based on P-I/II (BGB-11417-201) assessing sonrotoclax in r/r MCL pts previously treated with BTKi & anti-CD20 therapy; Part 1 enrolled 22 pts on…

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Sanofi

Sanofi Reports P-II (ALPHAMEDIX-02) Trial Data of AlphaMedix for Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NET)

Shots: Sanofi has reported data from the ongoing P-II (ALPHAMEDIX-02) trial assessing AlphaMedix (67.6μCi/kg, Q8W, ~4 cycles) in pts, incl. PRRT-naïve (n=35) & exposed (n=26) pts with histologically confirmed unresectable or metastatic SSTR+ GEP-NETs & ≥1 site of measurable disease Trial met all 1EPs with improved ORR & prolonged benefit, plus showed improvement across 2EPs…

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Ionis

Ionis’ ION582 Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Treat Angelman Syndrome

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to ION582 (UBE3A protein expression stimulant) for the treatment of Angelman syndrome Designation was based on P-I/II (HALOS) trial assessing ION582 in pts with Angelman syndrome, which showed improvements across all functional domains incl. communication, cognition & motor function; safety was favorable Additionally, ION582 is being investigated in…

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Eli lilly

The US FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Eli Lilly’s Olomorasib for KRAS G12C-Mutant NSCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to olomorasib + Keytruda for the 1L treatment of pts with unresectable advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring KRAS G12C mutation & PD-L1 expression ≥ 50% Designation was based on P-I/II (LOXO-RAS-20001) trial of olomorasib monotx. & dose optimization portion from P-III (SUNRAY-01) trial of olomorasib + Keytruda ±…

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New Drug Designations – May 2025  

Shots:      PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada and NMPA    The May 2025 report covers designations granted to 44 drugs and 5 medical devices, spanning 15 small molecules, 7 biologics, 13 cell and gene therapies & 5 medical devices among others   …

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New Drug Designations – April 2025  

Shots:     PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, Health Canada and NMPA   The April 2025 report covers designations granted to 36 drugs and 6 medical devices, spanning 14 small molecules, 3 biologics, 11 cell and gene therapies & 6 medical devices among…

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Innovent

Innovent’s IBI343 Secures the NMPA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Shots: The NMPA has granted BTD to IBI343 alone for treating CLDN18.2+ advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progressed post 1L of systematic therapy Designation was based on the ongoing P-I trial of IBI343 (6mg/kg, Q3W) in CLDN18.2+ advanced PDAC patients (n=43) treated with at least 1L of therapy (5% received 2L+ of therapy) across…

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New Drug Designations - October 2024

New Drug Designations – October 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, NMPA, and EMA   The October 2024 report covers designations granted to 33 drugs and 2 devices, encompassing 14 small molecules, 4 biologics, 8 cell and gene therapies, and 2 medical devices.  Significant trends this month…

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