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Roivant Sets The Stage For Its Next Commercial Act

 

CEO Matt Gline talked to Scrip about preparing for the launch of brepocitinib in dermatomyositis, lessons learned from Vtama, and how smaller biopharmas are delivering launch successes.

Pipeline Watch: Seven Approvals And Eight Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Novo Nordisk Extends Wegovy Franchise With Higher-Dose Approval

 

The approval of Wegovy HD brings a more effective version to the lower-dose version and the oral formulation, but the company has struggled to compete with obesity rival Eli Lilly.

With FDA Approval, Icotyde Wades Into Competitive Psoriasis Market

 

The drug is the first oral IL-23 receptor antagonist to clear the US FDA. Johnson & Johnson and partner Protagonist Therapeutics are banking on its convenience as well as efficacy and safety to make the drug competitive.


A Fast Win For Alfasigma With Lynavoy Approval

 

The company licensed worldwide rights to the IBAT inhibitor from GSK just days ahead of the drug’s US FDA approval for cholestatic pruritus associated with primary biliary cholangitis.

Pipeline Watch: Six Approvals And Ten Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Denali ‘Moving In A Positive Direction’ With FDA Toward Hunter Drug Action Date

 

The BLA for the company’s enzyme replacement therapy tividenofusp alfa has an April 5 action date, following on the heels of a complete response letter for Regenxbio’s Hunter syndrome gene therapy.

J&J’s Tecvayli/Darzalex Faspro Wins FDA Approval For Second-Line Myeloma

 

With J&J’s CAR-T Carvykti also approved for second-line disease, an oncologist told Scrip multiple factors will determine who gets which therapy option.


Pipeline Watch: Nine Approvals And Fifteen Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

China Grants Global-First Approval To cAMP-biased GLP-1R Agonist For Weight Loss

 
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China has granted a world-first approval to a cAMP-biased GLP-1R agonist, Sciwind's ecnoglutide, for weight management, following convincing Phase III results.

Hansa Takes Step Towards US Market For Kidney Transplant Drug

 

Hansa Biopharma was not awarded a priority review for imlifidase but analysts nevertheless predict an ‘inflection point’ for the Swedish company.

Small, Mid-Cap Companies Plot European Expansion In The Age Of MFN

 

A new wave of commercial-stage biopharmas are interested in launching drugs in Europe but weighing risks related to US drug pricing policies


Ascendis Wins FDA Nod For Weekly Achondroplasia Therapy Yuviwel, Eyes Q2 US Launch

 

Ascendis Pharma’s accelerated US approval of once-weekly Yuviwel introduces the first competitor to BioMarin’s Voxzogo in achondroplasia, setting up a dosing-driven competitive dynamic in the CNP segment.

Pipeline Watch: Eight Approvals And Three Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

China Approves Sino Biopharm’s First-In-Class Oral Molecule For 1L Myelofibrosis

 
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China’s National Medical Products Administration grants global-first approval to oral JAK/ROCK inhibitor for adult primary and secondary myelofibrosis.

Pipeline Watch: Four Approvals And Four Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.


Gilead Acquires Anito-Cel Partner Arcellx Ahead Of US FDA Decision

 
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Gilead’s takeover of Arcellx tightens its grip on anito-cel as it readies for a US FDA ruling and a high stakes entry into the crowded myeloma market.

Vanda Gains Branded Successor To Fanapt As US FDA Approves Another Antipsychotic

 

As Vanda prepares to shift promotional focus from Fanapt ahead of generic competition, Bysanti’s approval and pending MDD readout are expected to play a key role in sustaining momentum within the company’s psychiatry portfolio.

US FDA Approves AbbVie/Roche’s Venclexta Plus AstraZeneca’s Calquence For CLL

 

The companies touted the anti-BCL-2/BTK combination as the first oral-only, fixed-duration regimen for CLL, but Lilly’s BTK inhibitor Jaypirca presents potential competition.

Pipeline Watch: Three Approvals And Two Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.