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Takeda Receives the US FDA Priority Review for Oveporexton to Treat Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA & granted priority review to oveporexton (TAK-861) for the treatment of NT1, with PDUFA goal date in Q3’26 NDA was supported by robust clinical data, incl. global P-III (FirstLight & RadiantLight) trials assessing oveporexton in NT1 pts Oveporexton showed objective and patient-reported improvements in wakefulness, EDS, cataplexy, attention,…

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MannKind Reports Initiation of P-II (INHALE-1st) Trial of Afrezza in Pediatric Patients with Newly-Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

Shots: MannKind has enrolled the first patient in the P-II (INHALE-1st) trial assessing initiation of Afrezza(insulin human) Inhalation Powder in pediatric pts shortly after their type 1 diabetes diagnosis Trial will evaluate Afrezza over 13wks., followed by an optional extension phase for pts continuing to use Afrezza with basal insulin up to 26wks., assessing the proportion…

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Celcuity

The US FDA Accepts Celcuity’s Gedatolisib NDA under Priority Review to Treat HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA under priority review of gedatolisib in HR+/ HER2-, PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer, which will be reviewed under RTOR pathway (PDUFA: Jul 17, 2026) NDA was supported by data from the PIK3CA wild-type cohort of the P-III (VIKTORIA-1) study assessing gedatolisib + fulvestrant ± palbociclib vs SoC in HR+/HER2-…

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PharmaEssentia Reports the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b-njft for Essential Thrombocythemia

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft for the treatment of adults with essential thrombocythemia, with a PDUFA target action date of Aug 30, 2026 sBLA is supported by the statistically significant and clinically meaningful data from the P-III (SURPASS-ET) trial as well as North American P-IIb (EXCEED-ET) trial  Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft received…

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Cytokinetics Reports the CHMP Positive Opinion on Myqorzo (Aficamten) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM)

Shots: The CHMP has recommended Cytokinetics’ Myqorzo for the treatment of adults with symptomatic (NYHA, class II-III) oHCM, with EC decision expected in Q1’26 Opinion was based on P-III (SEQUOIA-HCM) trial of Myqorzo, showing improved exercise capacity vs PBO at 24wks., with increased peak oxygen uptake by 1.8 vs 0 ml/kg/min, consistent across all subgroups &…

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Astellas and Pfizer Report the US FDA Approval of Perioperative Padcev + Keytruda for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

Shots: FDA has approved Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) + Keytruda or Keytruda Qlex for neoadj. & adj. treatment for cisplatin-ineligible  pts with MIBC, before the PDUFA action date (Apr 07, 2026) Approval was based on the P-III (KEYNOTE-905/EV-303) trial, which randomized cisplatin-ineligible MIBC pts to Arm A (3 cycles of Keytruda + surgery with 14 subsequent cycles), Arm B…

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Merck Reveals Topline P-III (MK-8591A-053) Trial Data on Doravirine/Islatravir to Treat HIV-1 Infection

Shots: The P-III (MK-8591A-053) trial data assessed 100mg doravirine/0.25mg islatravir (DOR/ISL; QD, PO) vs 50mg bictegravir/200mg emtricitabine/25mg tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF; QD, PO) ) in treatment-naïve adults with HIV-1 infection (n=537) Trial met its primary efficacy hypothesis, with DOR/ISL showing non-inferiority to BIC/FTC/TAF in achieving HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL at Wk. 48, & also achieved its…

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