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Sandoz Report the EC’s Approval of Afqlir (Biosimilar, Eylea) to Treat Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) 

Shots:  The EC has approved Afqlir(2mg vial kit & pre-filled syringe for intravitreal injection), biosimilar of Bayer’s Eylea (aflibercept), with the launch anticipated in Q4’25   Afqlir's biosimilar development program included analytical, preclinical & clinical data from the Mylight trial, establishing its equivalence in terms of efficacy & safety to the reference medicine  Aflibercept is a…
November 15, 2024

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Formycon and Fresenius Kabi Reports the EC’s Approval of Otulfi (Biosimilar, Stelara) for Serious Inflammatory Diseases 

Shots:  The EC has approved Otulfi (IV/SC), a biosimilar of Stelara (ustekinumab), to treat mod. to sev. active CD, mod. to sev. plaque PsO & active PsA, valid across EU as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway  Approval was based on analytical, pre-clinical, clinical & manufacturing data, depicting similar effectiveness, safety & PK profile of…
September 27, 2024

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Formycon and Fresenius Kabi
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Formycon and Fresenius Kabi Reports the EC’s Approval of Otulfi (Biosimilar, Stelara) for Serious Inflammatory Diseases   

Shots:  The EC has approved Otulfi (IV/SC), a biosimilar of Stelara (ustekinumab), to treat mod. to sev. active CD, mod. to sev. plaque PsO & active PsA, valid across EU as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway  Approval was based on analytical, pre-clinical, clinical & manufacturing data, depicting similar effectiveness, safety & PK profile of…
September 27, 2024

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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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The EC Approves Biogen’s Tofidence (Biosimilar, Roactemra) for Treating Arthritis and COVID-19 

   Shots:  The EC has approved Tofidence (IV), a biosimilar version of Roactemra, to treat moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and COVID-19  The approval was based on clinical data showing the similarity of Tofidence vs Roactemra evaluated under the P-I study among healthy participants and P-III…
June 24, 2024

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Samsung Bioepis Receives EC’s Marketing Authorization for Pyzchiva (Biosimilar, Stelara) to treat Autoimmune disorders

Shots:  The EC has granted marketing authorization for Pyzchiva (Biosimilar, Stelara) to treat autoimmune disorders in gastroenterology, dermatology, and rheumatology  The approval was based on P-I & P-III studies of Pyzchiva vs Stelara. P-I trial assessing the PK, safety, tolerability & immunogenicity in healthy volunteers, and  P-III trial assessing the efficacy, safety & PK profile…
April 22, 2024

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New Drug Designations - February 2024
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New Drug Designations – February 2024

Shots: PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, and EC. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 13 small molecules, 20 biologics, and 2 devices  SN Bioscience’s SNB-101 received ODD from the US FDA for the treatment of pancreatic cancer based on preclinical results. It…
March 28, 2024

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New Drug Designations - January 2024
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New Drug Designations – January 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, EC, and China’s NMPA. This month’s report includes 13 small molecules, 7 devices, 3 biologics ADC, 3 gene therapy, 1 antineoplastics, 1 protein, 1 peptide, 1 recombinant enzyme & 1 vaccine   NRx Pharmaceuticals’ NRX-101 small molecule, focused…
February 20, 2024

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