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New Drug Designations - February 2025

New Drug Designations – February 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 February 2025 report covers designations granted to 53 drugs and 4 medical devices, spanning 16 small molecules, 14 biologics, 18 cell and gene therapies & 4 medical devices among…

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J&J

Janssen’s Type II Variation for Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) Receives CHMP’s Positive Opinion to Treat Multiple Myeloma  

Shots:   The positive opinion was granted by CHMP based on the results from the P-III (CARTITUDE-4) clinical trial evaluating the safety & efficacy of Carvykti vs Standard Therapy (Pomalidomide, Bortezomib & Dexamethasone (PVd)/Daratumumab, Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone (DPd)) in patients with r/lenalidomide-r multiple myeloma   Patients in the trial have previously received 1-3 prior lines of therapy,…

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New Drug Designations - January 2025

New Drug Designations – January 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 January 2025 report covers designations granted to 53 drugs and 9 medical devices, spanning 18 small molecules, 13 biologics, 13 cell and gene therapies & 9 medical devices among…

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BMS

BMS’ Reblozyl Gains CHMP’s Positive Opinion to Treat Transfusion-Dependent Anemia Due to Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) 

Shots:   The positive opinion was supported by the P-III (COMMANDS) study assessing the safety & efficacy of Reblozyl (1.0mg/kg, titration ~1.75mg/kg, Q3W) vs epoetin alfa (450 IU/kg, titration ~1050IU/kg, QW) for ≥24 wks. to treat transfusion-dependent anemia due to very low-, low- or intermediate-risk (IPSS-R) MDS in patients naïve to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent  The data, as…

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New Drug Designations - December 2024

New Drug Designations – December 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of the latest drug designations by major regulatory authorities, including the FDA, EMA, MHLW and NMPA   The December 2024 report covers designations granted to 43 drugs and 3 devices, encompassing 13 small molecules, 10 biologics, 7 cell and gene therapies & 3 medical devices among others  Significant…

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The EMA Accepts MAA for ImmunityBio’s Anktiva to Treat BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Shots: The EMA has accepted MAA of Anktiva + Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to treat BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with CIS, & with/without papillary tumors, based on an ongoing QUILT 3.032 study. Application covers 27 EU countries, plus Iceland, Norway & Liechtenstein, with submission also made to the UK's MHRA As of the data cut-off on Jul…

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