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The US FDA Expands Merck’s Capvaxive Use to Children and Adolescents Aged 2-17 at Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease

Shots: The US FDA has expanded the indication for Capvaxive to incl. pts aged 2–17yrs. with certain chronic medical conditions who have completed a primary pediatric pneumococcal vaccination series & remain at increased risk of pneumococcal disease Approval was supported by P-III (STRIDE-13) trial data, which compared Capvaxive with PPSV23 in the above-mentioned pts Capvaxive…

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Genentech Reports the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance of Lunsumio VELO + Polivy for R/R Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA for Genentech's Lunsumio VELO (mosunetuzumab-axgb; SC) + Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin-piiq) for treating adults with r/r LBCL, incl. diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), after ≥1L of systemic therapy (PDUFA: Feb 9, 2027) sBLA was backed by the P-III (SUNMO) study assessing Lunsumio VELO + Polivy (IV) vs R-GemOx in the above…

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GSK & Spero Therapeutics Report the US FDA Approval of Utebzi for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTIs)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil; 600mg, PO, Q6H) for the treatment of cUTIs incl. pyelonephritis, in adults who have limited or no alternative oral treatment options, with launch expected by the end of 2026 Approval was supported by the P-III (PIVOT-PO) trial demonstrating that Utebzi was non-inferior to IV imipenem-cilastatin in…

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Inhibrx Biosciences Reports the US FDA’s BLA Acceptance of Ozekibart to Treat Conventional Chondrosarcoma

Shots: The US FDA has accepted BLA of ozekibart (INBRX-109) for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic conventional chondrosarcoma, with no filing review issues identified yet (PDUFA: Apr 14, 2027) BLA was backed by the ChonDRAgon study assessing ozekibart vs PBO in pts with metastatic or unresectable conventional chondrosarcoma, which met its 1EP…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Reports FDA’s sBLA Acceptance Under Priority Review for Ultomiristo Treat IgA Nephropathy

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA & granted priority review to AZ's Ultomiris (ravulizumab) for the treatment of adults with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), with a PDUFA action date anticipated in Q4’26 sBLA was supported by the interim analysis data from the global P-III (I CAN/ALXN1210-IgAN-320) trial assessing Ultomiris (IV) vs PBO in ~510 adults with…

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Sanofi

Sanofi’s Tzield Secures FDA Accelerated Approval to Preserve Endogenous Insulin Production in Recently Diagnosed Stage 3 T1D

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to Sanofi's Tzield to delay the decline in endogenous (own) insulin production in pts (8-17yrs.) recently diagnosed with stage 3 T1D Approval was based on the P-III (PROTECT) trial assessing Tzield (n=217) vs PBO (n=111) in 328 children & adolescents (8-17yrs.) diagnosed with clinical stage 3 T1D…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca’s Truqap Combination Receives the US FDA Approval for PTEN-Deficient mAPMN/S Prostate Cancer

Shots: FDA has approved AZ's Truqap + abiraterone & ADT, along with its companion diagnostic test for adults with PTEN-deficient metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naïve or sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer; regulatory review is ongoing in the EU Approval was based on the global P-III (CAPItello-281) trial assessing Truqap + abiraterone & ADT vs PBO + abiraterone…

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