FDA Grants Wegovy 3rd Indication: First GLP-1 Approved for MASH with Moderate-to-Advanced Liver Scarring

Wegovy; FDA approval; MASH; semaglutide; GLP-1 receptor agonist; liver fibrosis; Novo Nordisk; ESSENCE trial; noncirrhotic; accelerated approval

Precigen Receives FDA Approval for First Immunotherapy for HPV-Related Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Precigen; FDA approval; Papzimeos; zopapogene imadenovec-drba; HPV; recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP); immunotherapy; gene therapy; adenoviral vector; Breakthrough Therapy designation

Schrödinger Halts SGR-2921 Leukaemia Programme After Two Deaths

Schrödinger; SGR-2921; leukaemia; acute myeloid leukaemia (AML); myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); CDC7 inhibitor; clinical trial halt; patient deaths; drug safety

Insmed’s Brinsupri Receives First-Ever FDA Approval for Progressive Lung Disease

Brinsupri; Insmed; FDA approval; non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis; bronchiectasis; DPP1 inhibitor; brensocatib; progressive lung disease; neutrophil-mediated disease; first-in-class

Boehringer Ingelheim breaks into oncology as FDA grants accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for HER2 TKD–mutated NSCLC

Boehringer Ingelheim; Hernexeos; zongertinib; FDA approval; accelerated approval; non-squamous NSCLC; HER2 TKD mutations; Oncomine Dx Target Test; Beamion LUNG-1; objective response rate; first oral targeted therapy for HER2-mutant NSCLC; priority review; breakthrough therapy designation; confirmatory trial requirement; competition with Enhertu

AbbVie and Genmab Move to Expand Use of T Cell Engager Epkinly Following Strong Phase III Results

Epkinly; epcoritamab; AbbVie; Genmab; follicular lymphoma; T cell engager; bispecific antibody; Phase III trial; FDA approval; label expansion; Rituximab; Lenalidomide

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Jazz’s Dordaviprone (Modeyso), the First Treatment for Ultra-Rare Brain Tumor

Dordaviprone; Modeyso; FDA approval; H3 K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma; ultra-rare brain tumor; Jazz Pharmaceuticals; accelerated approval; pediatric brain cancer; Chimerix acquisition; confirmatory trial