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
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Merck Presents P-III (HYPERION) Trial Data…
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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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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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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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The US FDA has approved Rhapsido for the treatment of adults with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who remain symptomatic despite H1 antihistamine treatment. Regulatory filings are also made in the EU, Japan & China, with priority review granted in China
Approval was backed by P-III (REMIX-1 & 2) trials in CSU, which showed improved…
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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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The US FDA has granted IND clearance to initiate P-IIb (prestIgE) trial of RPT904 for the treatment of pts with IgE-mediated food allergy by the end of 2025
The P-IIb (prestIgE) trial will assess RPT904 (SC; loading at Wk. 2, then Q8W or Q12W) vs PBO in 2 parts: In Part 1, ~100 pts with ≥1 food…
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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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The US FDA has received an NDA for tavapadon (QD, PO) for Parkinson’s disease (PD), supported by P-III (TEMPO-1 & 2) trials in early PD & P-III (TEMPO-3) evaluating adjunctive use with levodopa in pts with motor fluctuations, plus interim data from P-III (TEMPO-4) open label study
TEMPO-1 (n=529) & TEMPO-2 (n=304) evaluated fixed…
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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…

