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New Drug Designations – March 2025 

Shots:      PharmaShots’ Designation Report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations granted by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW, and NMPA    The March 2025 report covers designations granted to 37 drugs and 3 medical devices, spanning 11 small molecules, 10 biologics, 10 cell and gene therapies & 3 medical devices among…
April 29, 2025

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The CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ Vutrisiran to Treat ATTR Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Shots: The CHMP has recommended vutrisiran to treat ATTR-CM adults based on global P-III (HELIOS-B) study assessing it vs PBO in ATTR-CM pts; EC's decision expected in Jun 2025. MAA under PMDA review, with global applications planned in 2025 & beyond Study met all ten 1 & 2EPs across both overall & monotx. arms, showing improved…
April 29, 2025

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CuraTeQ
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CuraTeQ Biologics Receives CHMP’s Positive Opinion for Dazublys (Biosimilar, Herceptin) 

Shots:  CuraTeQ Biologics, a subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma, reported EMA’s CHMP has granted a positive opinion to Dazublys (150 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion), its trastuzumab biosimilar, to treat HER2-positive metastatic and early breast cancers. Pending expected EC approval in July, it will be available across the EU member states  The opinion…
April 26, 2025

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Purpose Pharma’s Attrogy Receives the CHMP’s Positive Opinion for the Treatment of Hereditary Transthyretin-mediated Amyloidosis  

Shots:  The CHMP has recommended Attrogy (diflunisal) to treat hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis) in adult pts. with stage 1 or stage 2 polyneuropathy  The EC will make decision within 67 days, and if approved, Attrogy will be authorized in all EU & EEA countries Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway  Diflunisal has received EU ODD for…
April 25, 2025

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Gedeon Richter
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Gedeon Richter Receives CHMP’s Positive Opinion for Junod and Yaxwer (Biosimilars, Prolia and Xgeva) 

Shots:  The CHMP has recommended marketing authorization for Junod and Yaxwer, biosimilars of Amgen’s Xgeva & Prolia (denosumab)  Denosumab is approved to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis, prevent bone complications from cancer metastases, and treat unresectable giant cell tumors of bone  Junod & Yaxwer are mAbs (IgG2) that block RANKL, preventing osteoclast activation   Ref: Gedeon Richter | Image: Gedeon Richter…
April 25, 2025

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PTC Therapeutics
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PTC Therapeutics’ Sephience Receives the CHMP’s Positive Opinion for the Treatment of Phenylketonuria (PKU) 

Shots:  The CHMP has issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Sephience (sepiapterin) to treat PKU in patients of all ages and disease severities, expected the EC approval within two mos., with the decision applying across the EU including Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein  Sepiapterin's NDA is under FDA review (PDUFA: July 29, 2025), and…
April 25, 2025

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