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KalVista Reports the US FDA’s Approval of Ekterly (Sebetralstat) for Treating Hereditary Angioedema

Shots: The US FDA has approved Ekterly (sebetralstat) to treat hereditary angioedema (HAE) pts (≥12yrs.), with US availability expected immediately Approval was based on P-III (KONFIDENT) study assessing Ekterly (300mg & 600mg) vs PBO in 136 HAE pts (≥12yrs.) across 20 countries & KONFIDENT-S OLE study KONFIDENT data was published in The NEJM, which showed…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Jun 30, 2025 – Jul 04, 2025)    

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, and Biosimilar. Check out our full report below:  Neurocrine Reports Data From KINECT-HD Study Evaluating INGREZZA in Huntington’s Disease (HD)  Read More: Neurocrine  UCB Reports the P-III Data of Fenfluramine in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) Patients  Read More: UCB  …

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Dizal Receives the US FDA’s Accelerated Approval for Zegfrovy (Sunvozertinib) to Treat EGFRm NSCLC

Shots: The US FDA has granted accelerated approval to Zegfrovy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC associated with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations (exon20ins) in pts whose disease has progressed on or after Pt-based CT Approval was based on the multinational WU-KONG1 part B trial assessing Zegfrovy in above mentioned pts, which showed significant improvement…

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Alyftrek Receives the EC’s Approval to Treat Cystic Fibrosis

Shots:    The EC has approved Alyftrek (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor) to treat pts (≥6yrs.) with cystic fibrosis (CF), having ≥1 non-class I mutation in the CFTR gene; regulatory review is ongoing in Canada, Switzerland, Australia, & New Zealand In 2 H2H trials, Alyftrek + ivacaftor matched Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) on ppFEV1 & showed superiority in reducing sweat chloride…

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Ziihera (Zanidatamab) Secures the EC’s Conditional Approval to Treat HER2+ Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC)

Shots: The EC has granted conditional approval to Ziihera in 30 EEA states for the treatment of inoperable locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ (IHC 3+) BTC adults, who were previously treated with ≥1L of therapy Approval was based on P-IIb (HERIZON-BTC-01) trial assessing Ziihera in 87 pts, where Arm 1 (n=80: 18 had IHC 2+…

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Sobi Reports the US FDA Approval of Gamifant for Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Still’s Disease

Shots: The US FDA has approved Gamifant (emapalumab-lzsg) for treating hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)/macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) in Still's disease, including systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA), in pts of all ages who are unresponsive, intolerant to glucocorticoids, or have recurrent MAS Approval was based on pooled data from two pivotal trials, P-III (EMERALD) and P-II (NI-0501-06),…

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