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Biohaven Intranasal Migraine Drug Gets FDA Approval + Moderna’s mRNA Influenza Vaccine – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 41

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Ayesha discusses the FDA approval of Biohaven’s intranasal spray Zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraines. The results showed that the vaccine had no serious safety concerns and elicits immune responses against four different strains of the influenza virus.

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Merck’s Capvaxive Wins FDA Approval as First Pneumonia Vaccine Designed for Adults

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Capvaxive’s approval was partially based on data from four Phase III trials including the STRIDE-3 study, which found that the vaccine was non-inferior to comparator vaccine Prevnar 20. According to a November 2023 readout, Capvaxive also elicited superior immune responses for ten of the 11 serotypes not covered by Prevnar 20.

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FluMist Takes Flu Protection Home: FDA Approves Self-Administration

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The candidate, MPV/S-2P, uses a murine pneumonia virus to deliver the stabilized spike protein, aiming to activate immunity both in the blood and in the respiratory tract’s mucosal tissues — where many respiratory viruses take hold.

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AstraZeneca’s Immunotherapy Imjudo (tremelimumab) Wins FDA Approval for Liver Cancer

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Inhibition of the protein aids in T-cell activation to prime the immune system against cancer cells to induce their death. Related: AstraZeneca’s Enhertu Gets FDA Approved as First Therapy for HER2-Low Breast Cancer. Imjudo is administered as a single dose with Imfinzi, followed by Imfinzi infusions every four weeks.

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. This is why Pfizer’s Prevnar 13 has dominated the pneumonia vaccine space for more than a decade.

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Talvey Becomes J&J’s Second Multiple Myeloma Bispecific to Score FDA Approval

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The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that its bispecific antibody Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a fifth-line treatment for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 + Genentech’s Ocular Implant for Macular Degeneration – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 35

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In this episode, Ayesha discusses the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11 years of age. The team also learned about the FDA approval of Genentech’s new ocular implant drug delivery system, called Susvimo, for the treatment of neovascular, or wet, age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).