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The US FDA has received an NDA for tavapadon (QD, PO) for Parkinson’s disease (PD), supported by P-III (TEMPO-1 & 2) trials in early PD & P-III (TEMPO-3) evaluating adjunctive use with levodopa in pts with motor fluctuations, plus interim data from P-III (TEMPO-4) open label study
TEMPO-1 (n=529) & TEMPO-2 (n=304) evaluated fixed…
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Genmab has entered into a transaction agreement to acquire Merus, incl. its lead asset petosemtamab, expanding its late-stage pipeline & accelerating Genmab’s shift to a wholly owned model
As per the deal, Genmab will acquire Merus for $97 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing the deal value of ~$8B, with closing expected in the…
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Intellia has reported P-I trial data assessing nexiguran ziclumeran (nex-z) in ATTRv-PN; results were presented at the International ATTR Amyloidosis Meeting 2025 & published in The NEJM
Single dose of nex-z achieved mean TTR reductions of 92% at 24mos. & 90% in 12 pts followed for 36mos. At 24mos., 13/18 pts met ≥4-point mNIS+7 improvement, incl.…
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FDA approved Inluriyo (200mg; PO) for treating adults with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after ≥1L of endocrine therapy; US availability expected in the coming wks.
Approval was based on P-III (EMBER-3) trial (N=874: 32% in 1L & 64% in 2L treatment post progression) assessing Inluriyo ± abemaciclib vs fulvestrant/exemestane…
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The US FDA has approved Palsonify for 1L treatment of adults with acromegaly who are ineligible for or inadequately respond to surgery; commercially available in the US by Oct 2025 & MAA under EMA's review, with CHMP opinion expected in H1’26
Approval was based on 2 P-III (PATHFNDR-2 & PATHFNDR-1) trials assessing Palsonify vs PBO…
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The EC has approved Kisunla to treat early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease in adults with mild impairment or dementia & confirmed amyloid pathology who are ApoE4 heterozygotes or non-carriers
Approval was based on P-III (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2) study (n=1736, ≥18mos.) & P-IIIb (TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6) trial (n=843, 60-85yrs.) assessing Kisunla (QM) vs PBO in AD pts
The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial showed…
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Acadia Pharmaceuticals has reported topline P-III (COMPASS PWS) trial data of carbetocin (ACP-101; intranasal) in pts with hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome
The global trial evaluated carbetocin (3.2mg, TID) vs PBO for 12wks. in 175 pts (5 to 30yrs) with Prader-Willi syndrome & failed to meet its 1EP of change in HQ-CT alongside any 2EP
Additionally,…
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ClearNote Health has received the UKCA certification for its Avantect Multi-Cancer & Ovarian Cancer tests to detect multiple cancers & support early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, respectively
The Multi-Cancer Detection Test screens multiple cancers from a simple blood sample using 5-hydroxymethylcytosine & genomic biomarkers in cell-free DNA, & was selected for the NCI-funded Vanguard…
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Hansa Biopharma has reported topline P-III (ConfIdeS) trial data assessing imlifidase vs control for 12mos. in 64 kidney transplant pts (cPRA ≥99.9%) across 25 US sites
Trial met its 1EP of improved kidney function at 12mos. per mean eGFR, with pts achieving eGFR of 51.5 mL/min/1.73m2 vs 19.3 mL/min/1.73m2, plus reached statistical significance in…
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The US FDA has accepted sBLA & granted priority review to Enhertu + Perjeta for the 1L treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer, which will be reviewed under RTOR pathway (PDUFA: Jan 23, 2026)
sBLA was supported by P-III (DESTINY-Breast09) trial data on Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) ± Perjeta vs taxane, trastuzumab & Perjeta…

