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Can Seaport’s GlyphAgo overcome agomelatine’s liver problem? New Phase 1 data sharpen the test

Seaport's GlyphAgo shows 6.8-fold higher bioavailability as anxiety trials advance, but its potential to reduce liver risks remains unproven.

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Affinia presents AFTX-201 preclinical data and UPBEAT trial design at HFSA 2026

Affinia advances AFTX-201 into a 22-patient BAG3 heart gene therapy trial after promising animal results. Human safety and efficacy remain unproven.

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Can Weltruza become Medincell’s next growth driver after Uzedy commercial success?

Medincell gains a second FDA-approved drug as Teva prepares Weltruza's U.S. launch. See the clinical evidence, royalties and commercial outlook.

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NewAmsterdam Pharma and Menarini win EU approval for Ubeslo and Evlarco

NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. and Menarini Group have secured European marketing authorisations for Ubeslo and Evlarco, turning obicetrapib into a commercial-stage cholesterol therapy while leaving PREVAIL to answer the more consequential question of whether its LDL reductions translate into fewer cardiovascular events.

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Roche wins EU approval for Susvimo as wet AMD treatment burden becomes the next battleground

The European Commission has approved Roche’s Susvimo implant for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, offering continuous ranibizumab delivery with refills every six months and creating a fundamentally different alternative to repeated eye injections.

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Johnson & Johnson’s Tecvayli cuts myeloma progression risk 71% as Europe considers much earlier use

European regulators have backed Tecvayli monotherapy after only one prior multiple myeloma treatment, potentially transforming Johnson & Johnson’s BCMA bispecific from a late-line therapy into a much larger second-line franchise.

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Novo Nordisk’s Sogroya moves closer to becoming EU’s first approved treatment for idiopathic short stature

European regulators have backed once-weekly Sogroya for children with idiopathic short stature, potentially giving Novo Nordisk the first EU-approved growth hormone specifically for the condition while expanding a rare-endocrine franchise beyond growth hormone deficiency.

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Merck’s Keytruda-Padcev bladder cancer push moves closer to broader EU approval

Merck & Co.’s Keytruda plus Padcev has won a positive European regulatory opinion for perioperative treatment of resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer regardless of cisplatin eligibility, potentially expanding an already important oncology franchise into a broader earlier-stage population.

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Roche’s Enspryng gets FDA Priority Review for MOGAD after 68% reduction in relapse risk

Roche has secured FDA Priority Review for Enspryng in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease after Phase 3 data showed a 68% reduction in relapse risk versus placebo.

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CSL Seqirus Phase 3 influenza vaccine study tests triple-enhancement strategy in older adults

CSL Seqirus’ 7,699-person Phase 3 study supports its enhanced flu-vaccine strategy, though one A/H3N2 comparison missed non-inferiority.

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