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Bayer’s Hyrnuo (Sevabertinib) Gains the US FDA Accelerated Approval for 1L Treatment of Non-Squamous HER2-Mutated NSCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to Bayer’s Hyrnuo (sevabertinib) for the 1L treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC harboring HER2/ERBB2 TKD-activating mutations Approval was supported by ORR & DoR results from the Cohort F of the P-I/II (SOHO-01) trial evaluating the efficacy & safety of Hyrnuo in treatment-naïve…

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Definium Therapeutics Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for DT120 in MDD

Shots: Definium Therapeutics announced that the US FDA granted BTD to DT120 (lysergide) orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), following positive P-III results In the P-III Emerge study, a single 100 µg dose of DT120 ODT demonstrated an 8.1-point PBO-adjusted improvement in MADRS total score at wk. 6 (p<0.0001),…

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Belite Bio Submits NDA to Japan’s MHLW for Tinlarebant in Stargardt Disease Type 1

Shots: Belite Bio submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to Japan’s MHLW for once-daily oral tinlarebant (LBS-008) for the treatment of Stargardt disease type 1 (STGD1) The NDA was submitted under Japan’s Sakigake Designation System, following tinlarebant’s designation as a Sakigake pharmaceutical product; if approved, it could become the first approved treatment for STGD1 and…

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Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca Receives the US FDA Approval for Etcamah (Camizestrant) to Treat Advanced Breast Cancer

Shots: FDA granted accelerated approval to Etcamah + a CDK4/6 inhibitor for HR+/HER2− LA/M breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation emerging during AI + CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy, alongside approval of a ctDNA-based CDx for detecting ESR1 resistance mutations Approval was based on the P-III (SERENA-6) trial assessing Etcamah + CDK4/6 inhibitor vs AI (anastrozole/letrozole) +…

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Eisai and Biogen Report EU Launch of Leqembi (Lecanemab) to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Biogen and Eisai Report NMPA Approval of Leqembi (SC) as an Initiation Dose for Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Shots: The NMPA has approved Leqembi (SC autoinjector/SC-AI) as an initiation dose administered as 500mg given QW as two consecutive 250mg injections, each delivered in ~15secs, for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease  Approval was supported by 18mos. P-III Clarity AD data & multiple SC administration sub-studies (incl. Chinese cohort), with SC-AI 500mg (QW) showing…

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uniQure Reports the US FDA BLA Submission for Ifezuntirgene Inilparvovec to Treat Huntington’s Disease

Shots: The US FDA has received a BLA for the accelerated approval of ifezuntirgene inilparvovec (AMT-130) for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, plus a request for Priority Review BLA was supported by the 3yr. data analysis from the P-I/II trial of AMT-130 vs a propensity score-matched external control derived from the Enroll-HD natural history database;…

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