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Medtronic Receives the US FDA clearance for Hugo RAS system for Urologic Surgical Procedures

Shots: The US FDA has granted clearance to Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system for use in minimally invasive urologic surgical procedures, incl. prostatectomy, nephrectomy, & cystectomy The Hugo RAS system met its primary safety & efficacy endpoints in the Expand URO IDE study, showing performance in urologic procedures consistent with outcomes reported in published literature…

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Ferring Reports the PMDA’s NDA Acceptance of Nadofaragene Firadenovec to Treat BCG-Unresponsive High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (HR-NMIBC)

Shots: Japan’s PMDA has accepted the NDA of nadofaragene firadenovec (intravesically; Q3W) for the treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive HR-NMIBC with CIS ± papillary tumors (Ta/T1) NDA was backed by P-III study evaluating nadofaragene in 157 pts, where 5yr. follow-up data showed OS rate of 80% & a 49% cystectomy-free survival in adults with CIS…

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