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

Pharmaceutical Technology

With the approval for this indication, AstraZeneca is entitled to make a milestone payment of $200m to Daiichi Sankyo under a partnership deal signed in 2019. A HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu is co-developed and marketed by AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

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AstraZeneca’s Voydeya Scores FDA Approval, Adding to Company’s Multi-Billion Dollar PNH Franchise

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While Soliris had its market launch 17 years ago with $3.2 billion in sales in 2023, Ultomiris was approved in 2018 and generated $3 billion in revenue last year. Competitors in the PNH market include Novartis, which won approval for its factor B inhibitor Fabhalta (iptacopan), the first oral pill for PNH treatment, late last year.

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AstraZeneca's self-administered nasal flu vaccine gets one step closer to FDA approval

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On the market for two decades, AstraZeneca’s nasal spray flu vaccine, FluMist, may become available for self-administration as soon as next year. | On the market for two decades, AstraZeneca’s nasal spray flu vaccine, FluMist, may become available for self-administration as soon as next year.

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MediWound’s NexoBrid is FDA Approved for the Treatment of Severe Thermal Burns

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MediWound, a biopharmaceutical company focused on biotherapeutic solutions for tissue repair and regeneration, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their orphan biological product NexoBrid (anacaulase-bcdb) for the removal of eschar in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns.

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Cyltezo Becomes First FDA-Approved Interchangeable Humira Biosimilar

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In July 2021, the agency approved the first interchangeable biosimilar product, Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) for the treatment of diabetes. The FDA approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Cyltezo as the first interchangeable biosimilar with Humira.

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Lantheus on POINT in radio-oncology with $2bn licensing deal

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Lantheus’ pipeline-building drive in radiopharma has continued with a $260 million upfront deal to license rights to two oncology candidates from POINT Biopharma. billion in milestone payments to POINT if the two radiotherapeutics get FDA approval and meet commercial objectives, plus royalties on net sales.

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Vaxcyte trains its sight on a lucrative market with pneumococcal vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. In June 2021, the FDA approved Pfizer’s Prevnar 20 for adult use, although a nod for paediatric use is pending.