Clinical research

While it was a relatively quiet week for clinical trial announcements overall, BioSpace takes a look at some of the more intriguing ones.
Amryt Pharma is filing a formal dispute resolution request (FDRR) with the FDA after receiving a CRL that delays the production of its drug for a rare skin disorder.
Intellia Therapeutics and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals presented positive interim data from an ongoing Phase I trial of NTLA-2001 for transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis.
Positive news continues for COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution, with Sanofi and GSK announcing the success of their candidate against the Omicron variant.
With the submission of NDAs and BLAs, multiple companies are bidding for regulatory approval of drug candidates. BioSpace takes a look at several of the latest requests.
Biogen indicated it has terminated an observational study of its approved Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm after only 29 people signed up for an expected enrollment of 6,000 patients.
Sarepta announced that the FDA has put the Phase II trial for its SRP-5051 (vesleteplirsen) for the treatment of patients with DMD on clinical hold following a serious safety signal.
An experimental AstraZeneca drug for Wilson disease hit the mark in a Phase III study in which the drug, ALXN1840, was able to mobilize copper three times greater than standard-of-care.
BridgeBio released early data from its Phase I/II CANaspire clinical trial, indicating that BBP-812 might be a promising gene therapy for the ultra-rare Canavan disease.
PhaseBio is working toward mitigating the surgical risks for cardiac patients taking antiplatelet therapies with bentracimab, which is currently in Phase III development.
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