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Johnson& Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Reports the US FDA’s sNDA Acceptance & Priority Review of Akeega to Treat Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)

Shots: The US FDA has accepted sNDA & granted priority review to Akeega (niraparib & abiraterone acetate tablet) + prednisone to treat adults with BRCA-mutated mHSPC sNDA was backed by P-III (AMPLITUDE) trial assessing Akeega + prednisone/prednisolone + ADT vs PBO/abiraterone acetate with prednisone + ADT in 696 pts with deleterious germline or somatic HRR gene-altered mHSPC…

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Corcept Therapeutics Reports the EMA’s MAA Submission of Relacorilant to Treat Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Shots: The EMA has received MAA of relacorilant for the treatment of Pt-resistant ovarian cancer MAA was supported by P-III (ROSELLA) & P-II trials, where relacorilant + nab-paclitaxel demonstrated improved PFS & OS compared to nab-paclitaxel monotx., with no need for biomarker selection & showed favorable safety Relacorilant (PO) is a GR antagonist that is…

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Roche

Roche’s Elecsys pTau181 Test Receives the US FDA’s Clearance to Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease

Shots: The US FDA has cleared the Elecsys pTau181 test to measure phosphorylated Tau 181 protein to help rule out Alzheimer’s-related amyloid pathology in individuals (≥55yrs.) Elecsys pTau181 was evaluated in a non-interventional study of 312 participants, showing 97.9% negative predictive value (NPV) in an early disease-stage, low-prevalence population Elecsys pTau217 is an in-vitro diagnostic…

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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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NEXTBIOMEDICAL Enrolls First Patient in RESORB Trial of Nexsphere-F to Use it in Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) for Knee Osteoarthritis

Shots: NEXTBIOMEDICAL has enrolled the first patient in the RESORB trial, evaluating Nexsphere-F vs intra-articular corticosteroid injections for use in GAE in ~126 US pts with painful knee osteoarthritis Nexsphere-F data from 155 pts published in The JVIR showed a 67% average pain reduction at 6mos., while a study published in The OJSM demonstrated safety…

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BeOne Medicines’ Sonrotoclax Receives FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for R/R Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to sonrotoclax for adults with r/r MCL & accepted BeOne’s request for participation in Project Orbis for concurrent global review of the therapy Decision was based on P-I/II (BGB-11417-201) assessing sonrotoclax in r/r MCL pts previously treated with BTKi & anti-CD20 therapy; Part 1 enrolled 22 pts on…

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Surgical Theater’s SyncAR Spine Platform Secures the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance for Spine Surgery

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to SyncAR Spine platform to enhance precision in spine surgery SyncAR Spine, integrated with Medtronic StealthStation, uses AI-driven vertebra segmentation, advanced decompression planning, & segmental fusion to streamline surgical planning & help align preoperative models with intraoperative CT SyncAR Spine also allows surgeons to monitor bone removal…

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Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Reports the US FDA’s Approval of Jascayd (Nerandomilast) for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Shots: The US FDA has approved Jascayd (nerandomilast) for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); regulatory review is ongoing in China, Japan, & the EU, with further filings planned Approval was based on P-III (FIBRONEER-IPF) & P-II (Trial 2) trials, where FIBRONEER-IPF assessed Jascayd (18 or 9mg, PO, BID) vs PBO in…

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Bunkerhill Health Receives the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance for Bunkerhill MAC to Detect and Quantify Mitral Annular Calcification

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Bunkerhill MAC algorithm for the detection & quantification of mitral annular calcification (MAC) Bunkerhill MAC, developed & tested using data from 25+ academic centers incl. Emory, Thomas Jefferson, & UCSF, automatically identify & quantify MAC on routine non-gated chest CTs using AI to standardize MAC detection &…

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