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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Sep 29, 2025 – Oct 03, 2025)   

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, Animal Health, and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:    Daiichi Sankyo & AstraZeneca Report the Topline P-III (DESTINY-Breast05) Trial Data of Enhertu for High-Risk Early Breast Cancer  Read More: Daiichi Sankyo & AstraZeneca  Merck Presents P-III (HYPERION) Trial Data…

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Genentech Report the US FDA’s Approval of Zepzelca (Lurbinectedin) + Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) for ES-SCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted full approval to Zepzelca + Tecentriq as a 1L therapy for ES-SCLC pts whose disease remains stable after initial treatment with atezolizumab, carboplatin, and etoposide Approval was based on P-III (IMforte) trial results, showing Zepzelca + Tecentriq reduced risk of progression or death by 46% & death risk by…

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Abbvie

AbbVie Reports the US FDA’s BLA Submission of Pivekimab Sunirine to Treat Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm

Shots: The US FDA has received BLA of Pivekimab sunirine (PVEK) for the treatment of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN) The BLA is backed by the P-I/II (CADENZA) trial, which evaluated PVEK monotx. to establish the MTD, RP2D, & dosing schedule, while assessing safety, tolerability, PK, immunogenicity, & antileukemia activity in pts with CD123+…

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Pharming Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review to Leniolisib for Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Delta Syndrome

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA & granted priority review to leniolisib for the treatment of children (4-11yrs.) with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (APKD) syndrome (PDUFA: Jan 31, 2026); regulatory review is ongoing in the EEA, Japan & Canada sNDA was supported by a P-III trial in APKD pediatric pts (4-11yrs.), which showed reduced…

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Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk Reports the US FDA’s BLA Submission of Mim8 (Denecimig) for Haemophilia A with or without Inhibitors

Shots: The US FDA has accepted the BLA for Mim8 (denecimig; pre-filled, single-use pen) as routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in adult & pediatric pts with hemophilia A (congenital FVIII deficiency), with or without inhibitors BLA was supported by FRONTIER2 trial assessing Mim8 (QW/QM) in pts (≥12yrs), FRONTIER3 trial assessing it in…

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Johnson & Johnson’s Tremfya (Guselkumab) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis and Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Shots: FDA has approved Tremfya (SC; Wk. 0, 4 & then Q8W) for children (≥6yrs.; ≥40kg) with mod. to sev. plaque PsO, who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active PsA; an FDA application was also filed to add joint damage inhibition in active PsA adults to Tremfya’s label Plaque PsO approval was based…

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Regeneron New

Regeneron’s Evkeeza Receives the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Younger Patients

Shots: The US FDA has approved label expansion to Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adj. to diet, exercise & other lipid-lowering therapies for the treatment of children (1 to <5yrs.) with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) Approval was supported by efficacy & safety results in 6 children with HoFH (incl. PK data from 4) who participated in…

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