Clinical research
Following Merus’ splash last month with a “best-in-disease profile” for its head and neck cancer bispecific, Bicara touted positive results for its monocolonal antibody, but analysts say Merus still has the upper hand.
The medium-sized biopharma is showing off new results from dordaviprone and Zepzelca, both of which were acquired through Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ dealmaking over the last five years.
BioSpace is on site to keep you updated on all of the biggest data and news from the conference.
Analysts at Truist Securities admitted that the result for itepekimab, which the companies were hoping to follow their blockbuster Dupixent in the I&I space, was “contrary to our expectations—we were wrong.”
Despite mixed results, analysts maintained faith in ivonescimab’s ability to cross over between Eastern and Western patient populations.
Keros will be down to 85 full-time employees after the layoffs and expects to generate annualized savings of $17 million.
InflaRx’s vilobelimab met the bar for futility in a Phase III trial for the rare skin disease pyoderma gangrenosum.
R&D spending across the global pharmaceutical sector climbed 1.5% in 2024, according to unreleased data from Evaluate Pharma.
Acute systemic infection caused the patient to develop fatal capillary leak syndrome, highlighting the unpredictability of gene therapies and potentially challenging investment in the space, analysts say.
Prothena has already discontinued the development of birtamimab, and anticipates further spending cuts, including workforce reduction.
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