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)
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Ethris Reports First Patient Dosing in P-IIa Trial of ETH47 for Asthma
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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The FDA has granted accelerated approval for Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Modeyso (dordaviprone) to treat diffuse midline glioma with an H3 K27M mutation in pts (aged≥ 1 yrs.) with progressive disease after prior therapy. Continued approval depends on results from the P-III (ACTION) trial
Approval was based on data from 50 pts across 5 studies, showing…
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The US FDA has approved IND application of IBI3032 to initiate P-I trial for cardiometabolic disorders
The P-I trials will be initiated simultaneously in China & the US, with dosing in healthy & overweight or obese participants anticipated to start in H2’25
IBI3032, an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist biased toward the cAMP pathway, showed…
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The US FDA has granted FTD to RNS60 (oxygen-enriched saline) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke
Designation was based on extensive preclinical data & P-II (RESCUE) trial, which showed reduced brain tissue loss, improved functional outcomes, & shorter hospital stays in pts treated within 24 hours of stroke onset
Additionally, Revalesio is planning…
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Visirna Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Arrowhead, has granted Sanofi exclusive rights to develop & commercialize plozasiran for treating familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) & severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG) in Greater China
As per the deal, Visirna will receive $130M upfront & ~$265M in milestone payments across indications, along with net sales-based royalties in Greater China, as…
This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, Animal Health and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:
Memo Therapeutics Reports P-II (SAFE KIDNEY II) Trial Data on Potravitug to Treat BKPyV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
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Eli Lilly Reports Topline P-III (BRUIN…
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The EMA has granted PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) designation to BGB-16673 for the treatment of pts with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), who previously were treated with a BTK inhibitor
Designation was based on data showing BGB-16673’s novel ability to degrade both wild-type & mutant BTK forms, incl. resistance-linked variants, which demonstrated anti-tumor activity in B-cell malignancies…

