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

Vertex Drops Next-Generation Pain Drug After Phase 2 Failure, Casts Doubt on Broader Journavx Expansion

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Journavx; VX-993; pain management; acute pain; phase 2 clinical trial; sodium channel inhibitor; non-opioid pain drugs; FDA approval; peripheral neuropathic pain; drug development

Replimune Awaits FDA Direction After Complete Response Letter for Advanced Melanoma Therapy

Replimune; FDA; Complete Response Letter; RP1; vusolimogene oderparepvec; nivolumab; advanced melanoma; cancer treatment; IGNYTE trial; accelerated approval

Apellis’ Empaveli Gains FDA Approval for Broad C3 Glomerulopathy Use, Setting Up Competition with Novartis’ Fabhalta

Apellis; Empaveli; FDA approval; C3 glomerulopathy; primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; Novartis; Fabhalta; pegcetacoplan; iptacopan; proteinuria; kidney disease

FDA Rejects Roche’s Columvi for Earlier-Line Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

FDA rejection; Columvi; Roche; Genentech; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; DLBCL; STARGLO study; second-line treatment; Complete Response Letter; gemcitabine; oxaliplatin; accelerated approval; third-line therapy