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Merck Reports P-II (CADENCE) Trial Data on Winrevair for Combined Post and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension (CpcPH) due to HFpEF

Shots: Merck has reported topline P-II (CADENCE) trial data assessing Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk; 0.3 or 0.7mg/kg) vs PBO in 164 pts with CpcPH due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) Trial met its 1EP, showing a reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance at 24wks. along with a favorable safety profile. Data will be presented at a…

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Genentech (Roche) Reports Interim P-III (lidERA Breast Cancer) Trial Data on Giredestrant for Early Breast Cancer

Shots: Genentech has reported P-III (lidERA Breast Cancer) trial assessing giredestrant (QD) vs SoC endocrine therapy in pts (n=~4,100) with medium or high-risk stage I-III ER+, HER2- breast cancer Trial met its 1EP of improved invasive disease-free survival & showed a favorable OS trend; OS data remains immature. Results to be presented in future meetings…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Nov 10, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025)     

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, Animal Health, and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:     Ionis Highlights P-III (CORE & CORE2) Trials Results of Olezarsen for Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) at AHA 2025  Read More: Ionis  AstraZeneca Reports P-III (NATRON) Trial Data on Fasenra (Benralizumab) to Treat Hypereosinophilic Syndrome (HES) …

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Fondazione Telethon’s Waskyra Receives the CHMP’s Positive Opinion for WAS 

Shots:  The CHMP has recommended Waskyra, an ex vivo gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)  Waskyra is a single-administration therapy that uses a patient’s CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, modified with a lentiviral vector carrying the WAS gene  The therapy will be available to pts at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, where the clinical trial was conducted. The BLA for WAS…

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Novartis Reports P-III (KALUMA) Trial Data of KLU156 for Uncomplicated Malaria

Shots: The P-III (KALUMA) trial assessed KLU156 (ganaplacide/lumefantrine, or GanLum) vs Coartem for treating acute, uncomplicated malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum in 1,668 adults & children (≥10kg) across 12 African countries Trial showed non-inferiority to the SoC (1EP), achieving a PCR-corrected adequate clinical & parasitological response (APCR) of 97.4% vs 94% (post hoc per-protocol cure…

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Genentech (Roche) Reveals P-III Trials Findings on Fenebrutinib in Relapsing and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Shots: Genentech has reported the P-III trials results, incl. FENhance 2 study assessing fenebrutinib (PO) vs teriflunomide in 1,497 adults with RMS for ~96wks. Trial met its 1EP of reduced annualized relapse rate over ~96wks. with favorable liver safety; additional safety data will be further evaluated; data to be presented in future meeting, along with…

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Merck Reveals P-III (CORALreef HeFH) Trial Data on Enlicitide Decanoate for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)

Shots: Merck has highlighted P-III (CORALreef HeFH) trial data assessing enlicitide decanoate (20mg, PO, QD) vs PBO in 303 adults with HeFH at AHA’25 Trial showed significant LDL-C reductions (1EP), along with decreases in non-HDL-C (53%), ApoB (49.1%), & Lp(a) (27.5%) at Wk. 24 in HeFH pts on stable background lipid-lowering therapy. High adherence (97%) &…

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