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Johnson & Johnson’s Tremfya (Guselkumab) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis and Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Shots: FDA has approved Tremfya (SC; Wk. 0, 4 & then Q8W) for children (≥6yrs.; ≥40kg) with mod. to sev. plaque PsO, who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy, or active PsA; an FDA application was also filed to add joint damage inhibition in active PsA adults to Tremfya’s label Plaque PsO approval was based…

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Gedeon Richter and Hikma Pharmaceuticals Receive the US FDA’s Approval for Enoby and Xtrenbo (Biosimilar, Prolia & Xgeva)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Enoby (RGB-14-P) & Xtrenbo (RGB-14-X), biosimilar versions of Prolia & Xgeva (denosumab) for the treatment of bone & skeletal disorders Approval was based on extensive clinical data submitted by Hikma, incl. analytical, non-clinical & clinical studies, which showed comparable quality, efficacy, safety & immunogenicity of Enoby & Xtrenbo to reference…

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Amneal Pharmaceuticals Reports the US FDA’s BLA Filing for Biosimilar Candidate to Xolair (Omalizumab)

Shots: The US FDA has received a BLA for a biosimilar candidate to Novartis’ Xolair (omalizumab), developed by Kashiv BioSciences Additionally, Amneal expects to incur a $22.5M R&D milestone charge in Q3’25 instead of Q4 due to the earlier BLA filing & holds exclusive US commercialization rights for the product pending regulatory approval Xolair is…

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Regeneron’s Evkeeza Receives the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Younger Patients

Shots: The US FDA has approved label expansion to Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgnb) as an adj. to diet, exercise & other lipid-lowering therapies for the treatment of children (1 to <5yrs.) with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) Approval was supported by efficacy & safety results in 6 children with HoFH (incl. PK data from 4) who participated in…

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HemoSonics Secures the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance for Quantra Hemostasis System in Obstetric Procedures

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Quantra Hemostasis System with QStat Cartridge, expanding its use in peripartum obstetric procedures to help manage postpartum hemorrhage Quantra is a cartridge-based viscoelastic testing system that uses SEER Sonorheometry tech to provide fast, point-of-care whole-blood coagulation analysis in <15min., enabling individualized & evidence-based decisions, along with…

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Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo (Imlunestrant) Receives the US FDA’s Approval for ESR1-mutated Breast Cancer

Shots: FDA approved Inluriyo (200mg; PO) for treating adults with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after ≥1L of endocrine therapy; US availability expected in the coming wks. Approval was based on P-III (EMBER-3) trial (N=874: 32% in 1L & 64% in 2L treatment post progression) assessing Inluriyo ± abemaciclib vs fulvestrant/exemestane…

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ClearNote Health Receives UKCA Marking for its Avantect Multi-Cancer & Ovarian Cancer Detection Tests

Shots: ClearNote Health has received the UKCA certification for its Avantect Multi-Cancer & Ovarian Cancer tests to detect multiple cancers & support early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, respectively The Multi-Cancer Detection Test screens multiple cancers from a simple blood sample using 5-hydroxymethylcytosine & genomic biomarkers in cell-free DNA, & was selected for the NCI-funded Vanguard…

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