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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

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Eisai and Biogen have received approval for their antibody Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) , 100mg/mL injection for intravenous use, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Accelerated Approval Pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

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US FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo-AstraZeneca’s Enhertu for lung cancer

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Based on objective response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DoR), the indication received approval under an accelerated pathway. The latest approval was based on the findings from the Phase II DESTINY-Lung02 clinical trial, which assessed the safety and efficacy of two doses of Enhertu in HER2 mutant metastatic NSCLC patients. .

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US FDA approves Provention Bio’s Tzield to delay diabetes

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Provention Bio’s biologics licence application (BLA) for Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. Provention Bio stated that Tzield delayed the median onset of Stage 3 T1D by 25 months, or nearly two years, compared to a placebo in a clinical trial.

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US FDA approves Amgen-AstraZeneca’s Tezspire for asthma treatment

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Amgen and AstraZeneca ’s Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko) for self-administration using a single-use, pre-filled pen for severe asthma patients aged 12 years and above. Asthma control improvement and safety profile were consistent with previous clinical trials.

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

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The approval was based on findings from the international, randomised, open-label Phase III DESTINY-Breast04 clinical trial. Furthermore, Enhertu’s safety profile was in line with prior clinical trials without any new safety concerns detected. Enhertu-treated subjects had a median overall survival (OS) of 23.4

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FDA approves AbbVie-Genmab’s Epkinly to treat DLBCL

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AbbVie and Genmab ‘s Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp) to treat relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in adult patients. The FDA approval of Epkinly represents a new treatment mechanism of action for third-line DLBCL patients. “As

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Celltrion’s Yuflyma receives US FDA approval for multiple conditions

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Yuflyma is a recombinant fully human anti–tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) monoclonal antibody. Yuflyma represents the company’s fifth biosimilar and second anti-TNF biosimilar to receive US FDA approval. The regulatory approval was based on a comprehensive data package of preclinical, analytical and clinical trials.