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New Drug Designations - September 2024

New Drug Designations – September 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA, Health Canada and EMA.  The September 2024 report covers regulatory designations for 42 drugs and 1 device, including 16 small molecules, 6 biologics, 12 cell and gene therapies, and 1 device, among others.  Significant trends this month…

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New Drug Designations - August 2024

New Drug Designations – August 2024 

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. August month’s report includes designations allotted to 10 small molecules, 9 biologics, 7 cell & gene therapies, 1 vaccine, 2 radiopharmaceutical, 1 peptide, 1 antineoplastic and 2 devices   In August 2024, Invenra’s INV724 received the…

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The NMPA Clears Shanghai Henlius’ IND Application of HLX17 (Biosimilar, Keytuda) for Treating Solid Tumors

Shots:  The NMPA has cleared IND application of HLX17 to conduct its clinical study in comparison with Keytruda for treating melanoma, NSCLC, esophageal cancer, HNSCC, CRC, HCC, biliary tract cancer, TNBC, MSI-H/dMMR cancer & gastric cancer   HLX17 was assessed under pharmacologic comparative trial, preclinical pharmacology study as well as PK/PD & immunogenicity studies that showed similarity…

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New Drug Designations - July 2024

New Drug Designations – July 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 16 small molecules, 5 biologics, 11 cell & gene therapies, 1 recombinant protein, 1 vaccine, 1 immunotherapy, 1 radiopharmaceutical, 1 antisense oligonucleotide, 3 RNA therapies 1 herbal medicine…

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Bio-Thera New

Bio-Thera Solutions Expands its Partnership with Pharmapark for BAT2306 (Biosimilar, Cosentyx) Across Russia and Other Countries

Shots:  Pharmapark will hold exclusive distribution, and marketing rights & filing for BAT2306 (Secukinumab bsm) which has finished the P-I & P-III study globally and plans to submit applications for approval to the NMPA, EMA & FDA.  Under the terms of the agreement, BAT2306 will be developed & supplied by Bio-Thera at its Guangzhou, China…

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New Drug Designations - June 2024

New Drug Designations – June 2024

Shots:   PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 7 small molecules, 5 biologics, 8 cell & gene therapies, 2 recombinant fusion protein, and 3 devices   This month, ChromaDex’s Nicotinamide Riboside Chloride received US FDA’s ODD &…

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The NMPA Approves Simcere Zaiming’s Enlituo (Biosimilar, Cetuximab Beta) as a 1L Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) 

Shots:  The NMPA has approved Enlituo + CT (FOLFIRI), a biosimilar version of cetuximab beta, as a 1L treatment for RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)  The approval was based on a P-II/III trial (n=505) evaluating cetuximab beta + CT vs CT, showing a PFS of 13.133mos. vs 9.567mos., an ORR of 69.1% vs 42.3%…

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New Drug Designations - May 2024

New Drug Designations – May 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 12 small molecules, 7 biologics, 9 cell & gene therapies, 1 vaccine, 1 peptide, 1 RNA candidate, 1 recombinant fusion protein, 1 imaging agent and 6 devices  This…

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New Drug Designations - April 2024

New Drug Designations – April 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 11 small molecules, 7 biologics, 7 cell & gene therapies, 1 antiviral, 1 peptide and 3 devices   Lisata Therapeutics’ LSTA1 received ODD this month and was granted with…

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Mabwell’s Maiweijian (Biosimilar, Denosumab; 120mg) Receives the NMPA approval for Marketing Authorization in China 

Shots:  The NMPA approved Mabwell’s Maiweijian (Biosimilar, Denosumab; 120mg), an anti-RANKL mAb, to treat unresectable giant cell tumors of the bone or resectable’s which may lead to severe functional impairment  Maiweijian vs XGEVA (original product) has shown similarity in PK, PD, clinical efficacy and safety in patients with solid tumor bone metastases  The P-I &…

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