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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 & Daiichi Sankyo

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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Taiho Oncology (Part of Taiho Pharmaceutical) Reports the US FDA Approval of Inqovi + Venetoclax for Newly Diagnosed AML

Shots: The US FDA has approved Inqovi (decitabine & cedazuridine) + venetoclax for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) pts, who are 75yrs. or older, or ineligible for intensive induction CT Approval was backed by P-II (ASCERTAIN-V) trial in adults with newly diagnosed AML ineligible for intensive induction CT Trial showed a…

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Partner Therapeutics Reports the US FDA Approval of Bizengri for NRG1 Fusion Positive Cholangiocarcinoma

Shots: The FDA has approved Partner Therapeutics' Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco) under CNPV, for the treatment of adults with advanced unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma harboring an NRG1 gene fusion who progressed on or after prior systemic therapy Approval was supported by eNRGy study assessing Bizengri in pts with NRG1 fusion-positive advanced solid tumors, incl. cholangiocarcinoma (n=22, where 19 were…

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BMS

BMS’ Sotyktu (Deucravacitinib) Wins EC Approval to Treat Adults with Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

Shots: FDA has approved BMS' Sotyktu (6mg, PO, QD) ± methotrexate for adults with active PsA who have had an inadequate response or were intolerant to a prior disease-modifying antirheumatic (DMARD) therapy Approval was based on P-III trials, incl. POETYK PsA-1, involving 670 bDMARD-naïve pts, and POETYK PsA-2, involving 624 pts who were bDMARD-naïve &…

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