Insmed Reports the US FDA’s Approval of Brinsupri (Brensocatib) for Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Brinsupri (10 & 25mg) for treating NCFB pts (≥12yrs.); it is now available in the US. MAA is under EMA & MHRA review with a Japan filing planned in 2025 & potential launches in 2026 pending approvals Approval was based on P-III (ASPEN) trial (n=1721) & P-II (WILLOW) trial…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 13, 2025

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Junshi Biosciences Reports the NMPA’s sNDA Acceptance of Toripalimab + Disitamab Vedotin for Urothelial Carcinoma

Shots: China’s NMPA has accepted sNDA of toripalimab + disitamab vedotin for the treatment of HER2+ locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (LA/M UC) sNDA was backed by P-III (RC48-C016) trial assessing toripalimab + disitamab vedotin vs gemcitabine + cisplatin/carboplatin across 74 centres in systemic-treatment-naïve Chinese pts with HER2+ LA/M UC Toripalimab is an anti-PD-1…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 12, 2025

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Arvinas Reports the US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Vepdegestrant for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has accepted NDA of vepdegestrant to treat pts with ESR1-mutated ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with endocrine-based therapy (PDUFA: Jun 5, 2026) NDA was backed by P-III (VERITAC-2) trial assessing vepdegestrant alone vs fulvestrant in mentioned pts (n=624) previously treated with CDK4/6 inhibitor + endocrine therapy Trial showed…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 11, 2025

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CSL Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Shots: Health Canada has approved Andembry (garadacimab) for HAE pts (≥12yrs) Approval was based on P-III (VANGUARD) trial assessing Andembry (n=39) vs PBO (n=25) for 6mos., which showed 62% pts remained attack-free, with reduction in overall HAE attacks by >99% median & 89.2% mean; data was published in The Lancet Interim analysis of the ongoing OLE…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 11, 2025

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GSK Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review of Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhoea

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA & granted priority review to Blujepa (gepotidacin) for the treatment of pts (≥12yrs.; ≥45kg) with uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea (PDUFA: Dec 11, 2025); regulatory review is ongoing in the UK & Australia sNDA was backed by P-III (EAGLE-1) trial assessing Blujepa (2 doses × 3000mg; PO) vs ceftriaxone (500mg; IM)…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 11, 2025

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The US FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos for HER2-Mutant NSCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for the treatment of pts with inoperable or metastatic NSCLC harboring HER2 (ERBB2) mutations who have received prior systemic therapy Approval was based on P-Ib (Beamion LUNG-1) trial assessing Hernexeos as monotx., which showed improved ORR of 75% (N=71: 6% CR & 69% PR)…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 11, 2025

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Aug 04, 2025 – Aug 08, 2025) 

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, Biotech, M&A and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:  Roche Reports P-III (Portal) Trial Data on Susvimo for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) Read More: Roche Ethris Reports First Patient Dosing in P-IIa Trial of ETH47 for Asthma Read…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 8, 2025

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The US FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Dizal’s Birelentinib for Treating R/R CLL/SLL

Shots: The US FDA has granted FTD to Birelentinib (DZD8586) for the treatment of adults with r/r chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have received ≥2L of therapy, incl. a BTK & a BCL-2 inhibitor Designation was based on pooled P-I/II data showing 84.2% ORR & DoR rate of 83.3% at 9mos.…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 8, 2025

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Bracco Imaging Reports the NMPA’s Approval of SonoVue for Assessment of Fallopian Tube Patency

Shots: China’s NMPA has approved SonoVue for use in hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) to detect tubal issues & uterine problems A meta-analysis of 24 studies in 1358 women with infertility & 2661 fallopian tubes showed superior diagnostic performance of HyCoSy with SonoVue, with pooled sensitivity of 93%, specificity of 90%, & accuracy of 96% vs…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 7, 2025

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Galapagos Secures the US FDA’s RMAT Designation for GLPG5101 to Treat R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Shots: The US FDA has granted RMAT designation to GLPG5101 for the r/r mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) Designation was supported by P-I/II (ATALANTA-1) trial assessing GLPG5101 [50×106 (DL1), 110×106 (DL2) & 250×106 (DL3)] in r/r B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma pts, incl. those with MCL Trial demonstrated superior ORR & CR rate as well as favorable safety…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 6, 2025

Insmed Reports the US FDA’s Approval of Brinsupri (Brensocatib) for Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFB)

Junshi Biosciences Reports the NMPA’s sNDA Acceptance of Toripalimab + Disitamab Vedotin for Urothelial Carcinoma

Arvinas Reports the US FDA’s NDA Acceptance of Vepdegestrant for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer

CSL Receives Health Canada’s Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

GSK Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review of Blujepa for Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhoea

The US FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos for HER2-Mutant NSCLC

PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Aug 04, 2025 – Aug 08, 2025)

The US FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Dizal’s Birelentinib for Treating R/R CLL/SLL

Bracco Imaging Reports the NMPA’s Approval of SonoVue for Assessment of Fallopian Tube Patency

Galapagos Secures the US FDA’s RMAT Designation for GLPG5101 to Treat R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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