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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (January 13, 2025 – January 17, 2025)

This week PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, Biosimilars, Animal Health & Biotech. Check out our full report below:     Bayer Reports Topline Data from P-III (QUANTI) Trials of Gadoquatrane for its Use in MRI Read More: Bayer Oryzon Reports Dosing of the First Patient with Iadademstat + Venetoclax + Azacitidine…
January 17, 2025

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InflaRx
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InflaRx’s Gohibic (Vilobelimab) Receives the EC Approval for the Treatment of ARDS

Shots: The EC has approved (under exceptional circumstances) Gohibic to treat SARS-CoV-2-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) adults on SoC (incl. systemic corticosteroids) & IMV (with/without ECMO) Approval was backed by results of the P-III (PANAMO) study assessing Gohibic vs. PBO among invasively mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the ICU, which showed improvement in survival with…
January 17, 2025

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J&J
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Johnson & Johnson Submits NDA to the US FDA for TAR-200 to Treat BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC)

Shots: FDA received NDA of TAR-200 (J&J) for the treatment of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) -unresponsive HR-NMIBC with CIS &/or papillary tumors the application will be reviewed under RTOR pathway, following receipt of BTD in Dec 2023 The NDA was supported by the P-IIb (SunRISe-1) trial, assessing TAR-200 in patients ineligible or opting out of…
January 17, 2025

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Innovent and Ask Biopharma Receives China’s NMPA Approval for Limertinib to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Shots: NMPA approved limertinib (oral EGFRm TKI) to treat LA/M EGFR T790M-mutated NSCLC in adults, based P-IIb trial assessing limertinib in (n=301) NSCLC patients This study showed 68.8% ORR, 92.4% DCR, plus 11mos. mPFS with 11.1mos. mDoR. It also showed ORR & mPFS of 65.9% & 10.6mos., respectively in patients with assessable CNS lesions…
January 17, 2025

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Innovent
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Innovent’s IBI343 Secures the NMPA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Shots: The NMPA has granted BTD to IBI343 alone for treating CLDN18.2+ advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) progressed post 1L of systematic therapy Designation was based on the ongoing P-I trial of IBI343 (6mg/kg, Q3W) in CLDN18.2+ advanced PDAC patients (n=43) treated with at least 1L of therapy (5% received 2L+ of therapy) across…
January 16, 2025

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Eli lilly
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Eli Lilly Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Omvoh (Mirikizumab-mrkz) to Treat Crohn’s Disease (CD)

Shots: Approval was based on a P-III (VIVID-1) trial assessing Omvoh vs PBO in mod. to sev. CD patients, unresponsive/intolerable to corticosteroids, BRMs &/or biologics, post its approval for UC in Dec 2023. Regulatory submissions are filed globally, incl. Japan & the EU, with other submissions underway Study showed 53% vs 36% clinical remission &…
January 16, 2025

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Hutchmed
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HUTCHMED’ Orpathys (Savolitinib) Receives the NMPA’s Full Approval for Locally Advanced or Metastatic MET Exon 14 NSCLC

Shots: The NMPA has granted sNDA approval of Orpathys to treat locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with MET exon 14 skipping alterations, expanding its indication to include both treatment-naïve & experienced patients. Previous conditional approval is also converted to full approval Approval was based on P-IIIb study, with preliminary data from the first line…
January 15, 2025

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Astrazeneca & Daiichi Sankyo
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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Report the US FDA’s BLA Acceptance of Datopotamab Deruxtecan with Priority Review for EGFR-mutated NSCLC

Shots: FDA has accepted & granted priority review to the BLA of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) for treatment-experienced patients with LA/M EGFR-mutated NSCLC (PDUFA: Q3’25) which also received BTD from US FDA BLA & designation were based on P-II (TROPION-Lung05) & P-III (TROPION-Lung01) trials along with supporting data from P-I (TROPION-PanTumor01) study. The combined findings…
January 15, 2025

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The US FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics’ BBO-8520 for KRASG12C-Mutated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has granted FTD to BBO-8520 for the treatment of metastatic NSCLC with KRAS^G12C mutations in adults BBO-8520 showed significant tumor inhibition in preclinical models, post resistance to sotorasib.  In addition, BBO-8520 is being assessed in a P-I (ONKORAS-101) trial in KRAS^G12C NSCLC patients either receiving KRAS^G12C inhibitors or no targeted…
January 14, 2025

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Neurocrine’s Crenessity (Crinecerfont) Secures the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Adults and Pediatrics with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

Shots: The US FDA’s approval of Crenessity as an adjunctive treatment to glucocorticoid replacement to treat CAH was based on a global P-III (CAHtalyst Pediatric: n=103, age: 4-17yrs. & Adult: n=182, age: 18-58yrs.) trials. It has also received PRV on approval Pediatric study achieved its 1 & 2EP, depicting ~4x greater reductions in androstenedione…
January 14, 2025

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