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Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency
Biosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and patients
The major highlights were NMPA’s approval of Simcere Zaiming’s Enlituo for Treating metastatic colorectal…
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AstraZeneca presented 59 abstracts, including 12 late-breaking posters at the American Thoracic Society, focussing on the unmet needs in COPD, EGPA, and other chronic respiratory diseases
Today, at PharmaShots, we have Andrew Menzies-Gow, sharing insights from the MANDARA study that evaluated Fasenra (benralizumab) for EGPA, a rare debilitating condition
Andrew stresses reducing the use…
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Recently Pheast Therapeutics shared the preclinical data for PHST001, an anti-CD24 macrophage checkpoint inhibitor at the 20th Annual PEGS Boston Summit
Today, at PharmaShots, we had a dialogue exchange with Roy Maute, Cofounder and CEO of Pheast Therapeutics
Pheast Therapeutics currently plans to initiate a clinical trial in H1’25
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PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 12 small molecules, 7 biologics, 9 cell & gene therapies, 1 vaccine, 1 peptide, 1 RNA candidate, 1 recombinant fusion protein, 1 imaging agent and 6 devices
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East Asia and East Europe report significant incidences of Gastric Cancer. In 2022, Japan registered around 44,000 mortalities due to Gastric Cancer
VYLOY, an anti-claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) monoclonal antibody, received Japan’s approval in combination with chemotherapy for patients with HER2 -ve, CLDN18.2+ve, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer
Today, at PharmaShots we have Moitreyee…
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The EMA approved or granted Positive Opinions to 5 Biologics and 7 New Chemical Entities in May 2024, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
The major highlighted drugs were BMS’ Opdivo + cisplatin & gemcitabine to treat Urothelial Carcinoma and Takeda’s ADAMTS13 for the treatment cTTP
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Recently, Onchilles Pharma unveiled findings from the late-stage preclinical data of its two candidates: N17350 and N17465
Today at PharmaShots, we had an engaging dialogue exchange with Lev Becker, Associate Professor, University of Chicago and Cofounder, Onchilles Pharma
Lev highlights the unique novel mechanism that Onchilles Pharma leverages to treat a wide range of…
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PharmaShots has compiled a list of US FDA-approved drugs in the month of May 2024
The US FDA approved a total of 3 new drugs including 2 new molecular entities and 1 biologic leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
The major highlighted drug was Amgen’s Imdelltra for the treatment…
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Multiple Sclerosis affects over 2.8M people globally. Despite several tech infusions in MS research, the exact cause of the condition remains unknown
Recently, Metabolon, known for providing metabolomics solutions joined hands with the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (DPMCN) at Cardiff University to discover new biomarkers to expedite the understanding and treatment…
May had been a busy month for PharmaShots with an unceasing influx of life science updates.
In our most-read Top 20 section, we published reports on Diagnostic Companies and Medical Device Companies.
Like every month, PharmaShots published reports on Key Biosimilars Events, FDA approvals, and EMA approvals along with the New Drug Designation Report. In the Disease of the Month report, we explored Sjögren’s…

