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NICE issues final guidance endorsing Pharming’s APDS therapy

Pharmaceutical Business Review

The NICE endorsement is supported by the comprehensive data, including a Phase III clinical trial of leniolisib, which showed significant improvements in immune deficiency and dysregulation in APDS subjects against a placebo. This trial also indicated sustained clinical benefits during extended treatment in the open-label extension study.

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FDA Mandates Major Opioid Label Revisions to Highlight Long-Term Risks

Pharmacy Times

Labels now emphasize the risks of higher doses and caution against abrupt discontinuation in dependent patients to prevent withdrawal and other harms. SHOW MORE The FDA intends to update opioid labels to highlight risks of addiction, overdose, and interactions, enhancing safety in pain management practices.

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New Frontline BTK Inhibitor Strategy Gains FDA Approval in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Pharmacy Times

Although no formal contraindications are listed in AstraZeneca’s US labeling, perioperative management may require holding acalabrutinib 3 to 7 days before and after surgery to minimize bleeding risk. Hepatotoxicity and drug-induced liver injury are additional risks that require monitoring.

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Zongertinib Approved by FDA for Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC With HER2 TKD Mutations

Pharmacy Times

Beamion LUNG-1 is an open-label, phase 1 dose escalation trial evaluating zongertinib as a monotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic small tumors; in this case, those with unresectable or metastatic, nonsquamous NSCLC with HER2 TKD mutations.

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Nemolizumab Shows Rapid, Sustained Efficacy in Atopic Dermatitis

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The findings emphasize nemolizumab’s swift response in treating atopic dermatitis symptoms, along with its long-term effectiveness in prurigo nodularis, as demonstrated in the OLYMPIA open-label extension trial (NCT04204616).

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A Few Key Points Can Guide SGLT2 Inhibitor Management

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FDA revises labels of SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes to include warnings about too much acid in the blood and serious urinary tract infections. Impact of diabetes on the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on kidney outcomes: collaborative meta-analysis of large placebo-controlled trials. 2022;400(10365):1788-1801.

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BEAM-101 Receives RMAT for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

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1,3 At the 2025 EHA Congress, data from the open-label, single-arm, multicenter BEACON trial demonstrated that 17 patients with SCD who were treated with BEAM-101 experienced robust and durable increases in fetal hemoglobin and reductions in sickle hemoglobin, rapid neutrophil (16.5 Worldwide, about 8 million people have the disease.