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Bayer’s investigational factor XIa inhibitor asundexian was inferior to BMS’ and Pfizer’s blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis (apixaban) in the Phase III OCEANIC-AF study.
Armed with a pipeline of obesity and diabetes hopefuls, Carmot Therapeutics joins the small group of biotechs to attempt a Nasdaq debut this year.
The U.K.’s conditional marketing authorization for Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene-edited therapy exa-cel raises some potential safety concerns with the risk of off-target effects.
In this deep dive, BioSpace examines how small, medium and large companies are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance their drug discovery efforts.
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The company’s Truqap, in combination with its endocrine therapy Faslodex, has been approved by the regulator for adult patients with advanced HR-positive breast cancer with specific biomarker alterations.
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Xtandi is now approved to treat nonmetastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer with biochemical recurrence at high risk for metastasis with or without a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog therapy.
In a 12-1 tally, the FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee determined that the data does not establish a clinically meaningful benefit in this indication.
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The company won the third FDA approval in a month for the anti-PD-1 blockbuster, allowing its first-line use in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
To help cope with the high demand for weight-loss treatments, Eli Lilly is investing $2.5 billion in a German manufacturing facility after last week’s FDA approval of Zepbound for chronic weight management.
When given hours ahead of an expected episode, a late-stage study showed the preventive benefits of Ubrelvy in safely reducing moderate or severe headaches within 24 hours of treatment.
BioSpace takes a deep dive into five investigational therapeutic cancer vaccines that have recently shown efficacy in difficult-to-treat indications.
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After Bristol Myers Squibb picked up Augtyro as part of its $4.1 billion takeover of Turning Point Therapeutics last year, the ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer drug reached the regulatory finish line on Wednesday.
The Japanese pharma contends that an analysis of the four deaths in its AT132 gene therapy clinical trial shows it is still viable as a potential treatment for a fatal, rare genetic disease.
The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on Thursday provided conditional marketing authorization for Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ gene-edited therapy exa-cel.
Just a week after it secured FDA approval, Eli Lilly’s Zepbound now faces a challenge from Novo Nordisk’s investigational next-generation weight-loss candidate CagriSema in a Phase III trial.
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Approved under the Limited Population Pathway for Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs, CorMedix’s DefenCath reduces the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in adult hemodialysis patients.
This is part one of a discussion focused upon data bias, accuracy, access and the future of AI in drug development. Topics explored are ROI, human bias, data challenges, data management plans, and human expertise.
Successful drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are just the beginning of what one analyst says could be “the largest therapeutic class of drugs that the biopharma industry has ever seen.”
After a Phase III trial did not meet its primary endpoint, Bayer will voluntarily withdraw Aliqopa (copanlisib) from the U.S. market following discussions with the FDA.
The Empire State is seeing large infusions of funds from the state and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to develop therapies for cancer and other applications.