Shots: The EMA’s CHMP has granted positive opinions and approvals to 4 Biologics and 4 New Chemical Entites in April 2025, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry The major highlighted drugs were Amgen’s Tepezza to Treat Thyroid Eye Disease PharmaShots has compiled a list of 8 drugs that have been granted positive opinions…
Shots:UK’s MHRA has approved Tepezza (teprotumumab) for the treatment of adult pts with mod. to sev. thyroid eye disease (TED)Approval was based on extensive clinical data incl. P-III (OPTIC) trial (n=83), P-II (TED01RV) trial (n=88), P-IV (HZNP-TEP-403) trial (n=62) & P-III (OPTIC-J) trial in Japan (n=54)OPTIC trial showed that 83% (34/41) of…
Shots: The EMA has recommended marketing authorization for Tepezza (teprotumumab) for adults with mod. to sev. thyroid eye disease The opinion was based on three randomized, PBO-controlled studies in 225 active and 62 chronic TED pts. After 24 wks., Tepezza significantly reduced eye protrusion (−2 to −2.3 mm) in protrusion of the eyeball from the…
Shots:China’s NMPA has approved Sycume for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED)
Approval was based on P-III (RESTORE-1) trial in TED pts, which met its 1EP in 2024, with 85.8% pts achieving ≥2mm proptosis reduction at 24wks., along with improved inflammation & QoL; data was presented at WOC, CSE, and CCOS
Sycume (teprotumumab…

