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Following rusfertide’s triumphant Phase III trial last year, Protagonist must decide how involved to be in future development. Hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line.
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The prevalence of serious inflammatory safety issues such as cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome limits the reach of these transformative cancer therapies.
After years stuck in the “doldrums,” the biopharma sector is in a “very good place” heading into the new year, analysts told BioSpace, with both rare and chronic diseases headlining investor and R&D interest as JPM26 kicks off.
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Data from two mid-stage studies show HI-Bio’s investigational therapy felzartamab lowers pathogenic antibody titers in patients with primary membranous nephropathy (PMN).
Karuna Therapeutics’ KarXT and Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ pimavanserin are sparking hope that a treatment for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia could be on the horizon.
AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson will withdraw the accelerated approvals for Imbruvica in mantle cell lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma, the companies announced Thursday.
Currently, there are no gene editing–based treatments on the market, but the technology continues its march toward potential FDA approval, with several products in mid- and late-stage trials.
Results from two late-stage trials showed the Merck-Eisai combo treatment failed to boost survival in two difficult-to-treat advanced cancers.
At the World Vaccine Congress this week, Novavax presented data suggesting that its protein nanoparticle booster generated immune responses that could protect against severe infection.
Phase IIa data showed AI Therapeutics’ ALS candidate increased expression of a target engagement biomarker and led to a 73% reduction in a toxic protein aggregate.
Phase III data for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate showed high levels of protection for older adults and infants.
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi and Lynparza met primary endpoint markers in the Phase III DUO-O trial in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer, according to data released Wednesday.
The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to InflaRx’s vilobelimab, now to be marketed as Gohibic, for hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19, the German biotech announced Tuesday.