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Inquis Medical Reports the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance of AVENTUS Thrombectomy System to Treat Pulmonary Embolism

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), expanding its prior clearance for use in the peripheral vasculature AVENTUS was evaluated in a completed pivotal IDE trial for aspiration thrombectomy with filtered blood reinfusion in intermediate-risk PE pts, which showed rapid improvement in…

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CSL Receives the US FDA Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Shots:   The US FDA has approved Andembry (garadacimab-gxii) for HAE pts (≥12yrs); commercially available before Jun 2025 end Approval was based on P-III (VANGUARD) trial assessing Andembry (n=39) vs PBO (n=25) for 6mos., which showed 62% pts remained attack-free, with reduction in overall HAE attacks by >99% median & 89.2% mean, as well as attacks requiring…

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Merck Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Perioperative Keytruda for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA-HNSCC)

Shots: The US FDA has approved neoadj. Keytruda followed by adj. Keytruda + SoC radiotherapy (RT) ± cisplatin & then as a single agent to treat operable LA-HNSCC based on P-III (KEYNOTE-689) trial Trial assessed neoadj. Keytruda (200mg, IV, Q3W × 2 cycles), followed by adj. Keytruda (15 cycles) + SoC RT ± cisplatin vs…

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AbbVie’s Mavyret Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Acute Hepatitis C Virus

Shots: The US FDA has approved label expansion of Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) to treat pts (≥3yrs.) with acute or chronic HCV infection, without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis Label expansion was supported by P-III (M20-350) trial assessing Mavyret (QD, PO) in 286 treatment-naïve adults with acute HCV infection for 8wks. & then followed for 12wks. Trial…

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance and Priority Review of Zepzelca + Atezolizumab for ES-SCLC

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA & granted priority review seeking full approval of Zepzelca (lurbinectedin) + atezolizumab (Tecentriq) as a 1L therapy for ES-SCLC patients whose disease remains stable after initial treatment with atezolizumab, carboplatin, and etoposide (PDUFA: Oct 07, 2025) The sNDA was based on P-III (IMforte) trial results, showing Zepzelca +…

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The US FDA Approves George Medicines’ Widaplik for Hypertension in Adults

Shots: George Medicines’ Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) has been approved by the US FDA for treating adult hypertension, including as initial therapy; launch is anticipated in Q4’25 The approval was supported by two P-III global studies showing Widaplik significantly improved blood pressure and control rates vs PBO & dual drug combinations Widaplik (GMRx2), a…

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FDA Drug Approvals May 2025

The US FDA New Drug Approvals in May 2025

Shots:      PharmaShots has compiled a list of US FDA-approved drugs in the month of May 2025       The US FDA has approved a total of 3 new drugs, including 2 new molecular entities and 1 Biologic leading to the treatment of patients and advances in the healthcare industry        The major highlighted drug was AbbVie’s Emrelis securing…

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TYBR Health’s B3 GEL System Receives the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance to Protect Healing Tissue and Preserve Function

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the B3 GEL System to protect healing tissue planes and preserve mobility; launch is anticipated at the end of 2025 Preclinical studies supporting clearance showed that B3 GEL reduced tissue binding and improved range of motion, with greater flexion and extension in treated models compared to controls…

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