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HMNC & Spruce has dosed the first pts with tildacerfont in P-II (TAMARIND) trial for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD)
The P-II (TAMARIND) trial will assess tildacerfont vs PBO in 88 MDD adults across the UK for an 8wk. treatment period followed by a 4wk. follow-up period to evaluate change in Hamilton…
Ascentage Pharma Reports the NMPA’s Conditional Approval of Lisaftoclax for the Treatment of CLL/SLL
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China’s NMPA has granted conditional approval to lisaftoclax for treating adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have previously received ≥1 systemic therapy incl. BTK inhibitors
Approval was based on pivotal P-II (APG2575CC201) trial assessing lisaftoclax monotx. in r/r CLL/SLL pts previously treated with BTK inhibitors &/or immunochemotherapy, which met its 1EP of improved…
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Part A of P-II (APEX) trial assessed APG777 vs PBO in 123 mod. to sev. AD pts, which met its 1EP with 71% vs 33.8% EASI reduction as well as highest absolute & PBO-adjusted EASI-75 (66.9% vs 24.6%); results were consistent across disease severity, & EASI-75 at Wk. 16 reached 83.3% & 89.5% in…
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HanchorBio entered into an out-licensing agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech and granted exclusive rights to develop and commercialize HCB101 in Greater China, Southeast Asia, and MENA
Under the terms and agreement, HanchorBio will receive $10M upfront and up to $192M in development and regulatory milestones, plus tiered royalties
Henlius will also oversee development, production,…
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The US FDA has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk; 6 mg/kg) for adults with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC previously treated with EGFR therapy & Pt CT
Approval was based on the global P-II (TROPION-Lung05) trial results (n=137) and supported by data from the P-III (TROPION-Lung01) trial (n=590), which showed a 45% confirmed ORR…
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The US FDA has approved Dupixent to treat adults with bullous pemphigoid based on P-II/III (ADEPT) trial assessing Dupixent vs PBO for 52wks.; regulatory review is ongoing in the EU, Japan, & China
Pts (n=106) received a loading dose of Dupixent (300mg; n=53) or PBO (n=53), followed by Q2W dosing with OCS. OCS tapering began at Wks.…
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The CHMP has recommended conditional approval of Zemcelpro in 30 EEA states for adults with haematological malignancies requiring allogeneic HSCT after myeloablative conditioning with no suitable donor; EC’s decision is expected within 2mos.
Zemcelpro (UM171 Cell Therapy) was evaluated in P-II trials for pts with high & very high-risk acute leukemias & myelodysplasias with…
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Merck & Daiichi Sankyo have dosed first pts with ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in its P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), which was initiated based on positive P-I/II (IDeate-PanTumor01) trial data
The P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial will evaluate I-DXd (12mg/kg) vs docetaxel (75mg/m²) plus corticosteroid in ~1440 mCRPC pts, who progressed during or after…
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The US FDA has approved integrated sacral neuromodulation (iSNM) system to treat urinary urge incontinence (UUI)
iSNM device was evaluated in a P-II trial in 128 pts, which showed 84.2% pts achieved ≥50% reduction in urgent leaks, with 84% & 42% responders experiencing >75% & 100% reduction, respectively in UUI symptoms at 6mos.; 3.5x…
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J&J has reported P-II (RedirecTT-1) trial data on Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) + Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) in 90 heavily pretreated r/r MM pts with extramedullary disease, where 84.4% were triple-class refractory, 35.6% penta-drug refractory, 20% had prior BCMA CAR-T, & 8.9% had prior bsAb exposure
Trial showed a 78.9% ORR, with 54.4% achieving CR or better, incl.…

