Clinical research
In a Phase II study, Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ investigational fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor JZP150 did not significantly improve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms compared to placebo.
The company is ending its program evaluating antibody-drug conjugate tusamitamab ravtansine after a non-small cell lung cancer trial did not meet a primary endpoint.
The biotech’s investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment showed positive safety and tolerability with no serious adverse events in a mid-stage study of people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Gene therapy company uniQure announced Tuesday “ongoing evidence” of a clinical benefit for its Huntington’s disease treatment. However, investors were not impressed as the stock dropped nearly 20%.
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The competition between Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine and Pfizer’s Prevnar series of vaccines is intensifying after the regulator granted priority review to the former’s BLA for V116.
Argenx’s subcutaneous Fc receptor blocker efgartigimod was unable to induce a significantly higher rate of complete remission than placebo in the skin autoimmune disease. The company’s stock plummeted in response to the news.
Also called an umbrella or basket trial, the master trial allows for a more targeted approach to cancer treatment, faster patient enrollment and the flexibility to pivot.
The combination of Jemperli and chemotherapy followed by Zejula improved progression-free survival in a late-stage study of patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
While the candidate was effective in Phase III results, Point’s stock price fell following the announcement.
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