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Sanofi & Regeneron
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Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent Receives the MHLW’s Approval to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Shots: Japan’s MHLW has approved Dupixent to treat COPD in adults whose disease is inadequately controlled with existing therapy Approval was based on P-III (BOREAS) trial assessing Dupixent + SoC vs PBO in uncontrolled COPD adults with elevated blood eosinophils, which showed reduced exacerbations & improved lung function; data from BORUS & its replicate P-III (NOTUS)…
March 28, 2025

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BridgeBio
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BridgeBio Receives the MHLW’s Approval for Beyonttra (Acoramidis) for Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

Shots: Japan’s MHLW has approved Beyonttra to treat ATTR-CM in adult pts based on P-III (ATTRibute-CM) study assessing Beyonttra (BID, oral) vs PBO (n=632) in ATTR-CM pts; commercialization to begin in H1’25 Trial showed 42% decrease in composite ACM & recurrent CVH events, plus 50% reduction in cumulative frequency of CVH events at 30mos., with pts…
March 28, 2025

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New Drug Designations - February 2025
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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…
March 25, 2025

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Astrazeneca
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AstraZeneca Reports the EC’s Approval of Imfinzi to Treat Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC)

Shots: The EC has approved Imfinzi monotx. for the treatment of LS-SCLC adults whose disease has not progressed after receiving Pt-based CRT; regulatory review underway in Japan & other regions Approval was based on P-III (ADRIATIC) trial (n=730) assessing Imfinzi (1500mg, IV, Q4W) with or without Imjudo (75mg, IV, Q4W × 4 cycles) followed by…
March 17, 2025

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New Drug Designations - January 2025
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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…
February 28, 2025

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Astellas
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Japan’s MHLW Receives NDA for Conditional Approval of Astellas’ Avacincaptad Pegol to Treat Geographic Atrophy

Shots: Japan’s MHLW has received NDA for conditional approval of avacincaptad pegol (ACP) to treat geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to AMD Submission was backed by the P-II/III (GATHER1) & P-III (GATHER2) trials assessing safety & efficacy of ACP (2mg, Q1M, intravitreal) in pts with GA secondary to AMD Data from both trials showed reduced…
February 5, 2025

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New Drug Designations - December 2024
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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…
January 31, 2025

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Samsung Bioepis
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Samsung Bioepis Reports the Initiation of the P-I Trial Evaluation of SB27 (biosimilar, pembrolizumab) for the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Shots:  The company received the MHLW’s approval to initiate a P-I clinical trial for the bioequivalence evaluation of SB27 as compared to Keytruda (pembrolizumab)  The P-I clinical trial evaluates the safety, efficacy & immunogenicity of SB27 vs Keytruda in patients with Stage II-IIIA NSCLC following complete resection & adjuvant Platinum-based CT  Keytruda is a PD-1-blocking…
February 21, 2024

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