Takeda Receives the US FDA Priority Review for Oveporexton to Treat Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to oveporexton (TAK-861) for the treatment of NT1, with PDUFA goal date in Q3’26 NDA was supported by robust clinical data, incl. global P-III (FirstLight & RadiantLight) trials assessing oveporexton in NT1 pts Oveporexton showed objective and patient-reported improvements in wakefulness, EDS, cataplexy, attention,…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 10, 2026

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Exelixis Reports the US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Zanzalintinib + Tecentriq for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA of zanzalintinib + Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the treatment of adults with mCRC who have been previously treated with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin & irinotecan-based CT, &, if RAS wild-type, an anti-EGFR therapy (PDUFA: Dec 03, 2026) NDA was based on P-III (STELLAR-303) trial assessing zanzalintinib in combination with atezolizumab (n=451)…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 3, 2026

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Elevar Therapeutics Seeks the US FDA Approval for Lirafugratinib to Treat Cholangiocarcinoma

Shots: The US FDA has received an NDA of lirafugratinib for the 2L treatment of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) patients with FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement NDA was backed by the P-I/II (ReFocus) trial, which showed 46.5% ORR, 12mos. PFS rate of 49.2% (mPFS: 11.3mos.), 12mos. OS of 74.6% (mOS: 22.8mos.), DCR of 96.5%, & mDoR of 11.8mos.,…

ByRidhi RastogiJanuary 29, 2026

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The US FDA Accepts Celcuity’s Gedatolisib NDA under Priority Review to Treat HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA under priority review of gedatolisib in HR+/ HER2-, PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer, which will be reviewed under RTOR pathway (PDUFA: Jul 17, 2026) NDA was supported by data from the PIK3CA wild-type cohort of the P-III (VIKTORIA-1) study assessing gedatolisib + fulvestrant ± palbociclib vs SoC in HR+/HER2-…

ByRidhi RastogiJanuary 22, 2026

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Merck KGaA Reports US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Pimicotinib for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the NDA of Merck KGaA's Pimicotinib (PO) for the systemic treatment of adults with TGCT following NMPA approval NDA was based on the global 3-part P-III (MANEUVER) trial in TGCT pts who require systemic therapy & have not received prior anti-CSF-1/CSF-1R therapy, in which Part 1 randomized 94 pts…

ByRidhi RastogiJanuary 13, 2026

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Takeda and Protagonist Therapeutics Report the US FDA’s NDA Submission for Rusfertide to Treat Polycythemia Vera

Shots: The US FDA has received an NDA of rusfertide (SC) for the treatment of adults with polycythemia vera (PV) NDA was followed by 32wk. primary analysis & 52wk. data from the global P-III (VERIFY) trial (n=293) as well as P-II (REVIVE) study, where VERIFY met its 1EP & all key 2EPs, showing higher response…

ByRidhi RastogiJanuary 6, 2026

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Corcept Receives US FDA Complete Response Letter for Relacorilant in Hypercortisolism

Shots: The US FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Corcept for the NDA of relacorilant for the treatment of hypertension secondary to hypercortisolism While the US FDA acknowledged that the pivotal P-III (GRACE) study met its 1EP and that data from the GRADIENT study provided supportive evidence, the Agency concluded that additional…

ByDipanshu DixitJanuary 2, 2026

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Cogent Biosciences Reports US FDA’s NDA Submission of Bezuclastinib for NonAdvanced Systemic Mastocytosis

Shots: The US FDA has received the NDA of bezuclastinib for the treatment of NonAdvanced Systemic Mastocytosis (NonAdvSM) NDA was supported by the SUMMIT trial, which met its 1 & 2EPs, showing clinical benefit across all symptom domains, incl. 11 individual patient-reported symptoms as well as the most severe symptom, along with correlated biomarker reductions…

ByRidhi RastogiDecember 31, 2025

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HUTCHMED Reports NMPA’s NDA Acceptance with Priority Review of Savolitinib for Gastric Cancer Patients with MET Amplification

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to savolitinib for the treatment of LA/M gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction (GC/GEJ) adenocarcinoma pts with MET amplification who have failed ≥2 prior systemic treatments NDA was supported by the P-II trial of savolitinib in gastric cancer pts with MET amplification in China, which met its 1EP of improved ORR by…

ByRidhi RastogiDecember 30, 2025

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Praxis Precision Medicines Reports the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation of Ulixacaltamide for Essential Tremor

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to ulixacaltamide for the treatment of patients with essential tremor (ET) Designation was based on the topline data from the Essential3 program, consisting of Study 1 & 2, where in Study 1, ulixacaltamide improved mADL11 (1EP) by 4.3 points at Wk. 8, while Study 2 showed superior maintenance of…

ByRidhi RastogiDecember 30, 2025

Takeda Receives the US FDA Priority Review for Oveporexton to Treat Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1)

Exelixis Reports the US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Zanzalintinib + Tecentriq for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)

Elevar Therapeutics Seeks the US FDA Approval for Lirafugratinib to Treat Cholangiocarcinoma

The US FDA Accepts Celcuity’s Gedatolisib NDA under Priority Review to Treat HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Merck KGaA Reports US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Pimicotinib for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT)

Takeda and Protagonist Therapeutics Report the US FDA’s NDA Submission for Rusfertide to Treat Polycythemia Vera

Corcept Receives US FDA Complete Response Letter for Relacorilant in Hypercortisolism

Cogent Biosciences Reports US FDA’s NDA Submission of Bezuclastinib for NonAdvanced Systemic Mastocytosis

HUTCHMED Reports NMPA’s NDA Acceptance with Priority Review of Savolitinib for Gastric Cancer Patients with MET Amplification

Praxis Precision Medicines Reports the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation of Ulixacaltamide for Essential Tremor

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