FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq + lurbinectedin as first-line maintenance therapy for lung cancer

Combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 46% and risk of death by 27% in pivotal phase III IMforte study

AstraZeneca Pharma India receives sale, distribution approval from CDSCO for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan 100mg/5mL vial lyophilized powder

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan 100mg/5mL vial lyophilized powder for concentrate for solution for infusion is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) solid tumors

Lupin launches Liraglutide injection in US

Liraglutide Injection, 18 mg/3 mL (6 mg/mL) Single-Patient-Use Prefilled Pen is bioequivalent to Victoza Injection, 18 mg/3 mL (6 mg/mL) of Novo Nordisk

Briefs: Panacea Biotec, Lotus Eye Hospital and Uflex

Panacea Biotec receives Rs. 315 crore LoA from UNICEF

IPA welcomes Dr. Sharvil Patel as President and Glenn Saldanha as Vice President

FDA grants De Novo classification to first needle-free, glucose sensor Biolinq Shine

Lupin receives FDA approval Rivaroxaban for oral suspension

The product will be manufactured at Lupin’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar facility in India

DPIIT and Thermo Fisher Scientific launch BioVerse challenge to fast-track India’s biotech future

India currently hosts more than 10,075 biotech startups

AbbVie seeks FDA approval for Pivekimab Sunirine to treat rare, aggressive blood cancer

BPDCN is a challenging blood cancer with characteristics of both leukemia and lymphoma

Wockhardt submits drug application to FDA for Zidebactam-Cefepime for treatment of serious Gram-negative infections

This milestone marks the first-ever NDA submission to the U.S. FDA for a drug, fully discovered and developed by an Indian pharmaceutical company