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AstraZeneca Reports the US FDA Approval of Baxfendy (Baxdrostat) To Treat Hard-to-Control Hypertension

Shots: The US FDA has approved AstraZeneca's Baxfendy in combination with other antihypertensive medications for the treatment of pts with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension  Approval was supported by the P-III (BaxHTN) trial assessing baxdrostat (1 or 2mg, QD, PO) vs PBO on top of SoCs in 796 pts with uncontrolled or treatment-resistant hypertension  Trial met…

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Genentech Reports FDA Approval of Tecentriq and Tecentriq Hybreza for Adjuvant Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With ctDNA-Guided Treatment

Shots: FDA approved Genentech's Tecentriq & Tecentriq Hybreza (atezolizumab & hyaluronidase-tqjs) as an adj. therapy for adults with MIBC who have ctDNA MRD after cystectomy, as identified by Natera’s Signatera CDx MRD assay, which received simultaneous FDA approval Approval was based on the P-III (IMvigor011) trial evaluating Tecentriq vs PBO in adults with MIBC & ctDNA…

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu Receives US FDA Approval in Early Breast Cancer for Two Indications

Shots: FDA has approved Enhertu + THP for neoadj. treatment of adults with HER2+ Stage II/III breast cancer, & Enhertu monotx. for adj. treatment in adults with residual invasive disease post Herceptin (± Perjeta) & taxane-based therapy, triggering a $155M milestone payment from AZ to Daiichi Sankyo For neoadj. setting, approval was backed by DESTINY-Breast11…

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Protara Therapeutics Reports P-II (ADVANCED-2) Trial on TARA-002 in BCG-Naïve Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Shots: Protara has reported 12mos. data from Cohort A of the ongoing P-II (ADVANCED-2) trial assessing TARA-002 in pts with carcinoma in situ or CIS (± Ta/T1) NMIBC who are BCG-Unresponsive or BCG-Naïve; P-III (ADVANCED-3)trialin BCG-Naïve pts to initiatein H2’26 The BCG-Naïve group (n=31), incl. 29 evaluable pts for efficacy, with 27 evaluable at 6mos.…

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AstraZeneca’s Fasenra Receives the US FDA Approval for Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Shots: The US FDA has approved AstraZeneca's Fasenra (benralizumab) for the treatment of pts (≥12yrs.) with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) without an identifiable non-hematologic secondary cause Approval was based on the P-III (NATRON) trial data assessing Fasenra (30mg, SC, Q4W) vs PBO, both in addition to background HES therapy in 133 HES pts for 24wks. Trial met…

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BeOne Medicines Receives US FDA Accelerated Approval for Beqalzi (Sonrotoclax) to Treat R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to BeOne's Beqalzi for the treatment of adults with r/r mantle cell lymphoma, after ≥2L of systemic therapy, incl. a BTK inhibitor; regulatory review is ongoing in the EU Approval was supported by the global P-I/II (BGB-11417-201) assessing Beqalzi in r/r MCL pts (n=125), which showed 52%…

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