Clinical research

BMO Capital Markets analyst Evan Seigerman said luvadaxistat’s inconsistencies between mid-stage trials raise questions about Neurocrine Biosciences’ developmental efforts moving forward.
Armed with readouts from the PURPOSE 1 and 2 trials, Gilead Sciences is now gearing up for global regulatory submissions for lenacapavir as a pre-exposure prophylactic option for human immunodeficiency virus.
With a Friday advisory committee meeting looming, the sole indication for Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ Ocaliva appears to be at risk as the regulator flags issues regarding its post-marketing results.
In an effort to build its commercial capacity, Moderna on Thursday announced it is lowering research and development spending, while pushing back its target for breaking even by two years to 2028.
When doses were increased rapidly in a Phase I study, patients on Roche’s investigational oral GLP-1 receptor agonist experienced nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, as well as abdominal distension.
On the heels of Terns’ positive Phase I results that analysts compared with Lilly’s and Pfizer’s weight loss pills in development, Novo Nordisk showcased more details about its own oral candidate.
Without revealing specific details, GSK announced that it is terminating the development of its investigational herpes simplex virus vaccine after failing to meet the study’s primary efficacy objective.
The late-stage clinical trial results showed that Eli Lilly’s once-weekly insulin efsitora matched daily injections for patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes, respectively.
Phase I data for TERN-601 suggests Terns’ oral GLP-1 candidate for obesity could be a contender in the market next to big names like Lilly, Pfizer and Roche.
Despite the disappointing late-stage results in non-small cell lung cancer, Jefferies analyst Stephen Barker contends the likelihood of FDA approval “remains high” for the experimental antibody-drug conjugate, though the regulator is now more likely to convene an advisory committee.
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