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European Commission approves BALVERSA®▼ (erdafitinib) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

First pan FGFR kinase inhibitor to be approved in the European Economic Area, for adults with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and susceptible FGFR3 alterations Approval based on THOR results, showing 36 percent reduction in risk of death with erdafitinib versus chemotherapy1

RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) plus LAZCLUZE™ (lazertinib) approved in the U.S. as a first-line chemotherapy-free treatment for patients with EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer

RYBREVANT® plus LAZCLUZE™ is the first and only chemotherapy-free regimen showing superior progression-free survival versus osimertinib Following Priority Review, approval is based on Phase 3 MARIPOSA results showing RYBREVANT® plus LAZCLUZE™ reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 30 percent versus osimertinib, with a nine-month-longer median duration of response

Groundbreaking nipocalimab study of pregnant individuals at high risk for early onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Nipocalimab delayed or prevented severe fetal anemia and 54 percent of study participants in the Phase 2 UNITY study achieved a live birth at or after 32 weeks without the need for intrauterine transfusion (IUT) The AZALEA Phase 3 clinical study is currently enrolling patients: Nipocalimab is the only therapy in clinical development for use in pregnancies at risk for severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN)

CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of prior therapy

Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, currently face a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on osimertinib1,2,3,4 In the MARIPOSA-2 study, amivantamab in combination with chemotherapy significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 52 percent compared to chemotherapy alone, and is the first treatment regimen to show improvement in progression-free survival in this patient population5

DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj)-based quadruplet regimen approved in the U.S. for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are transplant-eligible

Findings from first-ever quadruplet therapy study with subcutaneous DARZALEX FASPRO® showed 60 percent reduction in risk of disease progression or death New regimen solidifies DARZALEX FASPRO® as a foundational frontline therapy in multiple myeloma with potential to significantly delay disease progression

Johnson & Johnson seeks U.S. FDA approval of SPRAVATO® (esketamine) as the first and only monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression

Phase 4 SPRAVATO® monotherapy data shows rapid improvement in depressive symptoms at ~24 hours, sustained through at least 4 weeks Monotherapy submission builds on more than a decade of research, 31 clinical trials and more than five years of real-world use that reinforce the safety and efficacy of SPRAVATO®

Johnson & Johnson strengthens pipeline to lead in atopic dermatitis with acquisition of Yellow Jersey Therapeutics

NM26 is a Phase 2-ready, first-in-class bispecific antibody targeting two clinically proven pathways in atopic dermatitis (AD) The Company is leveraging a multi-pathway approach to transform treatment in atopic dermatitis and other immune-mediated diseases

Johnson & Johnson Receives Approval from U.S. FDA and European Commission for SIRTURO® (bedaquiline)

Approvals supported by Phase 3 STREAM Stage 2 study results confirming favorable treatment outcomes compared to injectable-containing regimens Approvals of SIRTURO® follow accelerated approval by U.S. FDA in December 2012 and conditional approval by the EMA in March 2014

CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival in landmark CARTITUDE-4 study

CARVYKTI ® is the first and only BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have had at least one prior line of therapy