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

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

BMS Details Confirmatory Trial Win for KRAS Inhibitor Krazati

Bristol Myers Squibb, Krazati, KRAS inhibitor, confirmatory trial, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), progression-free survival (PFS), chemotherapy, accelerated approval, FDA

NS Pharma’s Viltepso Fails Confirmatory Phase III Trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Viltepso, NS Pharma, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, RACER53 study, viltolarsen, FDA approval, confirmatory trial, phase III trial, DMD treatment

Bristol Myers Squibb’s KRAZATI Confirmed Effective in Pivotal Phase 3 KRYSTAL-12 Trial Following Accelerated Approval

Bristol Myers Squibb, KRAZATI (adagrasib), Pivotal Phase 3 trial, KRYSTAL-12 study, Primary endpoint met, Progression-free survival (PFS), Overall response rate (ORR), Confirmatory trial, Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Locally advanced or metastatic, KRASG12C mutation, Accelerated approval, Continued approval contingent on clinical benefit verification, FDA assigned PDUFA goal date of June 21/ 2024