The US FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Dizal’s Birelentinib for Treating R/R CLL/SLL

Shots: The US FDA has granted FTD to Birelentinib (DZD8586) for the treatment of adults with r/r chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have received ≥2L of therapy, incl. a BTK & a BCL-2 inhibitor Designation was based on pooled P-I/II data showing 84.2% ORR & DoR rate of 83.3% at 9mos.…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 8, 2025

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Fapon Biopharma Reports First Patient Enrolment in P-I Trial of FP008 for Solid Tumors

Shots: Fapon Biopharma has enrolled the first patient in China for its P-I trial of FP008 for advanced solid tumors, conducted at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital. The patient completed the DLT observation with a favorable safety profile. The trial focuses on evaluating FP008's safety and tolerability FP008 demonstrated favorable safety and PK in monkey studies and…

ByDipanshu DixitAugust 7, 2025

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Galapagos Secures the US FDA’s RMAT Designation for GLPG5101 to Treat R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Shots: The US FDA has granted RMAT designation to GLPG5101 for the r/r mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) Designation was supported by P-I/II (ATALANTA-1) trial assessing GLPG5101 [50×106 (DL1), 110×106 (DL2) & 250×106 (DL3)] in r/r B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma pts, incl. those with MCL Trial demonstrated superior ORR & CR rate as well as favorable safety…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 6, 2025

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SERB Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Y-mAbs Therapeutics for ~$412M

Shots: SERB Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Y-mAbs, incl. its asset Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk), strengthening its rare oncology portfolio As per the deal, SERB will acquire Y-mAbs for a total equity value of ~$412M, with its shareholders receiving $8.6/share in cash, delisting Y-mAbs from Nasdaq; closing expected in Q4’25 Additionally, Y-mAbs’ pipeline incl.…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 6, 2025

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Ethris Reports First Patient Dosing in P-IIa Trial of ETH47 for Asthma

Shots: Ethris has dosed the first pts in a P-IIa trial of ETH47 for asthma symptom reduction after rhinovirus challenge, building on P-I trial data, which showed strong respiratory tract activity, local IFNλ induction, antiviral gene activation, & no systemic exposure The P-IIa trial will evaluate ETH47 vs PBO in ~50 adults with asthma who…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 5, 2025

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Innovent Reports the US FDA’s IND Clearance of IBI3032 for Cardiometabolic Disorders

Shots: The US FDA has approved IND application of IBI3032 to initiate P-I trial for cardiometabolic disorders The P-I trials will be initiated simultaneously in China & the US, with dosing in healthy & overweight or obese participants anticipated to start in H2’25 IBI3032, an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist biased toward the cAMP pathway, showed…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 5, 2025

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Anbogen Therapeutics Reports the US FDA’s IND Clearance of ABT-301 for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has approved IND application of ABT-301 to initiate P-I/II trial for pts with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) Trial will assess ABT-301 + Tevimbra (provided by Beone) + Avastin in ~66 pts across Taiwan & Australia, with proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) or non-microsatellite instability-high (non-MSI-H) mCRC Additionally, Anbogen is pursuing global licensing,…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 4, 2025

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Reports the CHMP’s Positive Opinion of Romvimza for Symptomatic Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT)

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Romvimza (vimseltinib) to treat symptomatic TGCT with physical function deterioration in adults for which surgery may lead to functional impairment or severe morbidity; EC’s decision is expected in Q3'25 Opinion was based on P-I/II trial as well as P-III (MOTION) trial, which evaluated Romvimza vs PBO in surgery-ineligible pts without…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 29, 2025

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Rocket Pharmaceuticals Receives the US FDA’s RMAT Designation of RP-A601 to Treat PKP2-Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Shots: The US FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to RP-A601 for the treatment of PKP2-arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy Designation was supported by ongoing P-I trial, where all 3 adults treated with a single dose of RP-A601 (8x10¹³ GC/kg) showed enhanced PKP2 protein expression, incl. 110% & 398% increase in 2 pts with low…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 18, 2025

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Bio-Thera Reports the US FDA’s BLA Acceptance of BAT2506 (Biosimilar, Simponi)

Shots: FDA has accepted BLA for BAT2506, a biosimilar of Simponi (golimumab) for all approved doses, formulations, & indications of reference product, with a request for interchangeability (BsUFA: May 16, 2026) BLA was backed by extensive analytical characterization & biosimilarity of BAT2506 in comparison to US & EU Simponi from P-I trial in healthy subjects,…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 17, 2025

The US FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Dizal’s Birelentinib for Treating R/R CLL/SLL

Fapon Biopharma Reports First Patient Enrolment in P-I Trial of FP008 for Solid Tumors

Galapagos Secures the US FDA’s RMAT Designation for GLPG5101 to Treat R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma

SERB Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Y-mAbs Therapeutics for ~$412M

Ethris Reports First Patient Dosing in P-IIa Trial of ETH47 for Asthma

Innovent Reports the US FDA’s IND Clearance of IBI3032 for Cardiometabolic Disorders

Anbogen Therapeutics Reports the US FDA’s IND Clearance of ABT-301 for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Reports the CHMP’s Positive Opinion of Romvimza for Symptomatic Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor (TGCT)

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Receives the US FDA’s RMAT Designation of RP-A601 to Treat PKP2-Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Bio-Thera Reports the US FDA’s BLA Acceptance of BAT2506 (Biosimilar, Simponi)

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