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The US FDA has approved label expansion of Alhemo (concizumab-mtci) to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in pts (≥12yrs.) with HA/HB without inhibitors
Approval was based on P-III (Explorer8) trial assessing Alhemo (n=42, 1mg/kg followed by 0.2mg/kg QD) vs no prophylaxis (n=21) in 156 males with HA/HB, where median duration of…
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Pfizer reported positive topline results from the P‑III (BASIS) study evaluating HYMPAVZI (marstacimab) in hemophilia A or B pts (N=48) with inhibitors, meeting the 1EP and demonstrating a 93% reduction in annualized bleeding rate (ABR) vs. on‑demand treatment (1.39 vs. 19.78; p < 0.0001) over 12mos.
HYMPAVZI, a once‑weekly SC therapy that targets TFPI,…
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The EMA’s CHMP has granted positive opinions to 3 Biologics and 2 New Chemical Entities in November 2024, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
The major highlighted drugs were AbbVie’s Elahere to treat Ovarian Cancer and Pfizer’s Hympavzi for Hemophilia A and B
PharmaShots has compiled a list of…
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US FDA granted approval to Pfizer’s Beqvez, based on BENEGENE-2 (P-III) study (n=45) to treat of Haemophilia B adult patient using factor IX (FIX) prophylaxis therapy, with life-threatening hemorrhage, spontaneous bleeding episodes, no FDA-approved test detected neutralizing antibodies to AAVRh74var capsid; met 1EP of non-inferiority in the ABR of total bleeds
Based on durability…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Frank Leebeek, MD, Ph.D., Hematology Department Head & Greta Mulders, Nurse Practitioner, Study Coordinator at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Lutz Bonacker, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Commercial Operations Europe at CSL Behring shared their views on the data of Etranacogene Dezaparvovec in P-III (HOPE-B) trial for the treatment of Hemophilia B, presented at EAHAD 2022…

