Novartis announced positive European regulatory opinion for remibrutinib in chronic spontaneous urticaria and reported the drug met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial for chronic inducible urticaria.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted orphan drug designation to Sanofi's rilzabrutinib for IgG4-related disease, marking the third global orphan designation for this indication based on positive phase 2 study data.
The FDA accepted a new drug application for tirabrutinib to treat relapsed or refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma, with a decision expected December 18, 2026. The application is supported by phase 2 trial data showing a 67% overall response rate.
Retrospective analysis of the ZUMA-2 trial found that previous ibrutinib exposure was associated with improved progression-free survival after brexucabtagene autoleucel treatment in mantle cell lymphoma patients, though with increased toxicity.
