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Infigratinib topped “even the most optimistic expectations” for efficacy and safety in the late-stage PROPEL 3 study in achondroplasia, Truist Securities analysts said Thursday.
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Analysts, investors and scientists are eager for Biogen’s 2026 BIIB080 readout. Even if successful, executives warn that there are many more steps before the Alzheimer’s therapy could reach the market.
With a clutch of key data and planned regulatory applications this year from Avidity Biosciences, REGENXBIO and Capricor Therapeutics, CureDuchenne CSO Michael Kelly sees “momentum” in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy pipeline, as Sarepta’s Elevidys leaves the door open.
After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
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Pieris Pharmaceuticals announced partner AstraZeneca’s decision to discontinue clinical studies of elarekibep, an inhaled IL-4 receptor alpha inhibitor, based on a non-clinical toxicology study.
The majority of ALS patients are excluded from clinical trials. Experts say using biomarkers and stratifying trial populations can expand eligibility and provide additional scientific insights.
The Huntington’s disease space saw a flurry of activity Wednesday as PTC and uniQure released data from their respective mid-phase trials.
The study participant who died was apparently ineligible for the treatment according to the trial protocol, Arcellx announced Monday. The company has since retrained the study’s clinical sites.
Eli Lilly stands to gain access to DICE Therapeutics’ DELSCAPE platform, which enables the design of orally available molecules for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
While the German biotech that partnered with Pfizer on a COVID vaccine sees its first lawsuit, legal experts don’t expect similar cases in the U.S.
Following disappointing Phase IIb results, BioSenic is pausing the development of its tibial fracture cell therapy ALLOB derived from mesenchymal stem cells.
In the first head-to-head trial of CGRP antagonists, Lilly’s Emgality failed to demonstrate that it was significantly better than Pfizer’s Nurtec ODT at easing migraine headaches.
The company reported results Friday from the KEYNOTE-811 trial in which the anti-PD-1 therapy took an important step toward FDA approval for rare esophageal tumors.
The data for Reproxalap, Aldeyra Therapeutics’ drug for treating allergic conjunctivitis and dry-eye disease, could potentially pave the way for an alternative to over-the-counter eye drops.