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SOM Biotech secures clear registrational path for SOM3355 in Huntington’s disease after FDA End‑of‑Phase 2 Meeting

20 October 2025 -- Barcelona, Spain -- SOM Biotech, a clinical-stage company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative therapies for rare central nervous system disorders, announces today that it...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 20, 2025

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European Marketing Application for AVT23, a Proposed Biosimilar to Xolair (omalizumab), Accepted by the European Medicines Agency

6 October 2025 -- London, UK and Reykjavik, Iceland -- Advanz Pharma Holdco Limited, a UK headquartered global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty, hospital, and rare disease...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 6, 2025

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Novo Nordisk A/S: Ozempic receives EU recommendation in peripheral arterial disease, cementing the broad benefits of semaglutide for people with type 2 diabetes and comorbidities

Pending a decision from the European Commission, Ozempic (once-weekly semaglutide) will have the broadest approved label in the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) class, demonstrating improvements in blood sugar,...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 23, 2025

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Johnson & Johnson submits application to the European Medicines Agency for additional subcutaneous RYBREVANT▼(amivantamab) dosing regimens to treat patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Application supports every-three-week (Q3W) and every-four-week (Q4W) SC amivantamab dosing regimens Subcutaneous (SC) amivantamab offers patients greater convenience with reduced administration time from hours to minutes and lower rates of...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: May 6, 2025

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TREMFYA (guselkumab) receives positive CHMP opinion for treatment of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s Disease

Recommendation based on the findings from the Phase 3 studies (GALAXI programme and GRAVITI) in Crohn’s disease 28 March 2025 -- Beerse, Belgium -- Johnson & Johnson today announced that...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 28, 2025

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Bioxodes obtains Orphan Drug Designation for hemorrhagic stroke therapeutic candidate in US and Europe

FDA, EMA grant BIOX-101 ODD status to treat intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (ICH) ODD status may expedite drug candidate development and approvals BIOX-101 interim Phase 2a data in ICH imminent. 5...

Category: Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 5, 2025

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CHMP recommends subcutaneous RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

Data from the Phase 3 PALOMA-3 study showed non-inferiority to intravenous administration meeting both co-primary pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints, as well as a five-fold reduction in infusion-related reactions and fewer venous...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: February 3, 2025

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CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with LAZCLUZE®▼ (lazertinib) for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer

The amivantamab plus lazertinib combination regimen offers potential to provide new standard of care as first-line option for adult patients with advanced NSCLC with EGFR ex19del or L858R substitution mutations...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: November 20, 2024

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Duke Street Bio Granted Approval by European Medicines Agency to Launch Next-Generation PARP1-Selective Inhibitor Trial

24 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Duke Street Bio Ltd, a precision medicine biotech developing next generation small molecule cancer therapies, is pleased to announce that the European Medicines...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 24, 2024

Dupixent recommended for EU approval by the CHMP to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children as young as 1 year old

Recommendation based on a phase 3 study showing a significantly greater proportion of children on Dupixent achieved histological remission, compared to placebo, consistent with improvements seen in adults and adolescents...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024

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DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-based quadruplet regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Recommendation supported by findings from quadruplet therapy PERSEUS study with daratumumab subcutaneous (SC) formulation in the frontline setting Findings showed 60 percent reduction in risk of disease progression or death...

Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024

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CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of prior therapy

Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, currently face a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on osimertinib1,2,3,4 ​...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024

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Johnson & Johnson Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Yuvanci® (Single Tablet Combination Therapy [STCT] of Macitentan and Tadalafil) for Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

If approved, Yuvanci® would become the only single tablet combination for treatment for patients with PAH Johnson & Johnson’s comprehensive PAH portfolio has the potential to cover all guideline-recommended treatment...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024

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Certa Therapeutics Receives EU Orphan Designation for FT011, a GPR68 Inhibitor Being Developed as an Anti-Fibrotic Treatment for Systemic Sclerosis

22 July 2024 -- Melbourne, Australia -- Certa Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing innovative precision therapies for patients with inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, today announces that the European Medicines Agency...

Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 22, 2024

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CHMP adopts positive opinion for BALVERSA (erdafitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations

Pending approval, erdafitinib would become the first therapy targeting FGFR3 alterations in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, one of Europe’s most common cancers The CHMP’s recommendation is based on results...

Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 28, 2024

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