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The US FDA has accepted the resubmitted BLA of ONS-5010 (bevacizumab-vikg) for the treatment of wAMD, considering a Class 1 review & granting a PDUFA goal date Dec 31, 2025; if approved, it will be branded Lytenava
ONS-5010 (intravitreal) is an ophthalmic bevacizumab formulation that binds all VEGF isoforms to block VEGF interaction with…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Leqembi (IV, Q4W) as a maintenance therapy for early Alzheimer’s pts after completing 18mos. of Q2W Leqembi treatment
Leqembi is approved in 51 countries for early AD & under review in 9, while the Q4W maintenance is approved in the UK, China, the US, & others, with 4 applications…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Gobivaz (50mg/0.5mL & 100mg/mL in PFS & autoinjector), a biosimilar version of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, PsA, axial spondylarthritis & ulcerative colitis in adult pts & juvenile idiopathic arthritis, following CHMP’s positive opinion
Additionally, Alvotech is responsible for the development & commercial supply of Gobivaz, while…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Xoanacyl (ferric citrate complex) for the treatment of concomitant elevated serum phosphorus & iron deficiency in CKD adults via International Recognition Procedure (Route B), following EC’s approval in Jun 2025
In Dec 2022, Averoa obtained an exclusive license from Akebia Therapeutics to develop & commercialize Xoanacyl in the EEA,…
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The UK’s MHRA has accepted a conditional marketing authorization (CMA) application for Tinlarebant to treat Stargardt disease
CMA was based on the interim results from P-III (DRAGON) trial assessing Tinlarebant vs PBO in 104 adolescents with Stargardt disease across 11 jurisdictions, incl. the US, UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,…
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The EMA has accepted MAA of AVT23, a proposed biosimilar of Xolair (omalizumab), following the MHRA’s MAA acceptance earlier this year
AVT23 was jointly developed by Alvotech & Kashiv BioSciences, with Advanz Pharma obtaining commercial rights to AVT23 in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Omalizumab is a humanized mAb that…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Oczyesa (octreotide SC depot) for the maintenance treatment in adult with acromegaly who have responded to & tolerated somatostatin analogs, following EC approval on Jun 30, 2025; UK launch expected in Q4’25
Approval was based on extensive data from 7 trials, incl. 4 P-I trials, 1 P-II trials &…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Ekterly (sebetralstat) to treat hereditary angioedema (HAE) pts (≥12yrs.). Awaits approval in various global markets incl. the EU & Japan
Approval was based on P-III (KONFIDENT) study assessing Ekterly (300mg & 600mg) vs PBO in 136 HAE pts (≥12yrs.) across 20 countries, which showed faster symptom relief, reduced attack severity &…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Anktiva + Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to treat BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with CIS. MAA is under the EMA’s review & covers all 30 EEA states
Approval was based on safety & efficacy data, incl. CR & DoR, from a single-arm trial in 77 pts treated with Anktiva + BCG, with some…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Hetronifly (serplulimab) to treat previously untreated adults in the UK with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC)
Approval were based on the global P-III (ASTRUM-005) study (n=585) across 128 trial sites, which showed a mFU of 42.4 mos. & 4-year OS rate of 21.9% with serplulimab + CT, confirming its long-term…

