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AstraZeneca’s Calquence Regimen Receives the US FDA Approval for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Calquence (acalabrutinib) + venetoclax for the treatment of adults with 1L CLL & small lymphocytic lymphoma; regulatory review is ongoing in other regions Approval was based on the P-III (AMPLIFY) trial assessing the Calquence regimen ± Gazyva vs chemoimmunotherapy in previously untreated CLL pts without del(17p) or TP53 mutation Trial…

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports the US FDA’s Approval of Bysanti (Milsaperidone) for Acute Bipolar I Disorder & Schizophrenia

Shots: FDA has approved Bysanti, an active metabolite of iloperidone, as a 1L therapy for acute treatment of adults with manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder & for schizophrenia, with the latest patent expiring in 2044 & commercial availability expected in Q3’26 In clinical trials, Bysanti showed bioequivalence to Fanapt (iloperidone) across the full…

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Roche

The US FDA Accepts Roche’s Giredestrant NDA for ESR1-Mutated, ER-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has accepted Roche’s NDA for giredestrant in combination with everolimus to treat adults with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following recurrence or progression on prior endocrine-based therapy NDA acceptance is based on P-III (evERA) study data showing giredestrant + everolimus reduced the risk of disease progression or…

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NexEos Bio Receives US FDA IND Clearance to Advance NTX-1024 into P-II/III Study for Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Shots: The US FDA has cleared NexEos Bio’s IND application to initiate a P-II/III clinical study of NTX-1024 ophthalmic solution for the treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) The P-II/III study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of NTX-1024 in VKC, following positive results from an open-label investigator-initiated study showing improvements in symptoms and ocular inflammation…

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ImmunityBio’s Anktiva + BCG Receives EC Conditional Approval for BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

Shots: The EC has granted conditional approval to Anktiva + Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to treat BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with CIS, & with/without papillary tumors in all 30 EEA states, based on P-II/III (QUILT-3.032) study (n=100) Trial showed a 71% CR rate, with a median duration of CR of 26.6mos., plus DoR range was as long as…

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Cytokinetics Reports the EC Approval of Myqorzo (Aficamten) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM)

Shots: The EC has approved Cytokinetics’ Myqorzo (5, 10, 15 & 20mg) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic (NYHA, class II-III) oHCM, with first EU launch expected in Germany by Q2’26 Approval was based on P-III (SEQUOIA-HCM) trial of Myqorzo, showing improved exercise capacity vs PBO at 24wks., with increased peak oxygen uptake by…

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CStone Receives the US FDA IND Clearance to Initiate P-II Trial of CS2009 in Advanced Solid Tumors

Shots: The US FDA has granted IND Clearance to initiate P-II trial of CS2009 (PD-1/VEGF/CTLA-4 trispecific antibody) in pts with advanced solid tumors CS2009 is being evaluated in a P-II trial (currently enrolling) across Australia & China, spanning 15 cohorts to evaluate monotx. & combination regimens in 9 solid tumors, incl. NSCLC, colorectal cancer, TNBC,…

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GSK Reports the EC Approval of Exdensur (Depemokimab) for Asthma with Type 2 Inflammation and CRSwNP

Shots: EC approved Exdensur as an add-on maintenance therapy for asthma pts (≥12yrs.) with type 2 inflammation (eosinophilic) & as add-on therapy for inadequately controlled CRSwNP, based on P-III (SWIFT & ANCHOR) trials, respectively In SWIFT-1 (n=382) & SWIFT-2 (n=380), Exdensur reduced asthma exacerbations by 58% & 48% over 52wks. (1EP), with pooled data showing a 72%…

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