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Astellas and Pfizer Report the US FDA Approval of Perioperative Padcev + Keytruda for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

Shots: FDA has approved Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) + Keytruda or Keytruda Qlex for neoadj. & adj. treatment for cisplatin-ineligible  pts with MIBC, before the PDUFA action date (Apr 07, 2026) Approval was based on the P-III (KEYNOTE-905/EV-303) trial, which randomized cisplatin-ineligible MIBC pts to Arm A (3 cycles of Keytruda + surgery with 14 subsequent cycles), Arm B…

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BioMarin Reports the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance & Priority Review of Palynziq (Pegvaliase-pqpz) to Treat Phenylketonuria

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA & granted priority review to Palynziq for the treatment of adolescents (12-17yrs.) with phenylketonuria (PDUFA: Feb 28, 2026) sBLA was supported by the P-III (PEGASUS) trial comparing Palynziq to diet alone in 55 adolescents with phenylketonuria, which showed reduced blood phenylalanine (Phe); results were presented at ICIEM’25 Palynziq…

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MannKind Reports the US FDA’s sBLA Acceptance of Afrezza (Inhaled Insulin) for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sBLA of Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for the treatment of children & adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (PDUFA: May 29, 2026) sBLA was supported by P-III (INHALE-1), assessing Afrezza vs multiple daily injections (MDI), both in addition to basal insulin among type1/2 diabetic pts (4-17yrs.)…

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Takeda

Takeda’s Vonvendi Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Adults and Children with Von Willebrand Disease

Shots: FDA has approved a label extension for Vonvendi to incl. routine prophylaxis for reducing bleeding in adults with Type 1 & 2 von Willebrand disease (VWD), & for on-demand & perioperative bleeding management in pediatric pts Approval was backed by extensive data, incl. a P-III trial in adults, a P-III trial in children, a P-IIIb continuation…

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Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty Receives the US FDA Approval for Active Immunization Against COVID-19

Shots: FDA has approved sBLA of Comirnaty (LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine) for active immunization in adults (≥65yrs) & individuals (5–64yrs) with ≥1 high-risk condition for severe COVID-19 outcomes; FDA recommends LP.8.1 for fall 2025, with vaccine shipping immediately for US availability soon Approval was backed by extensive data, incl. trial in children (5–11yrs.), & preclinical data…

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Argenx

argenx Reports Topline P-III (ADAPT SERON) Trial Data of Vyvgart for AChR-Ab Seronegative Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Shots: argenx has reported topline P-III (ADAPT SERON) trial data on Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa; IV) for AChR-Ab seronegative generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) Trial (n=119) consist of 2 Parts: Part A assessed Vyvgart (QW × 4wks.) vs PBO, followed by 5wk. follow-up, while Part B was an OLE study, where pts received 2 fixed cycles of…

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Merck

Merck Reports P-III (KEYNOTE-689) Trial Data of Perioperative Keytruda for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Shots: The P-III (KEYNOTE-689) trial assessed neoadj. Keytruda (200mg, IV, Q3W × 2 cycles), followed by adj. Keytruda (× 15 cycles) + SoC radiotherapy (RT) ± cisplatin vs adj. SoC RT without cisplatin in treatment-naïve pts (n=714) with stage III/IVA resected LA-HNSCC; sBLA under the FDA’s review (PDUFA: Jun 23, 2025) At 38.3 mos. mFU,…

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