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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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Vertex is kicking off a Phase I trial assessing VX-522, an mRNA therapy designed to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis lung disease, while SpliSense is targeting a specific mutation.
Kymera and Sanofi shared positive results for an IRAK4 degrader for hidradenitis suppurativa and atopic dermatitis.
Shares of Avidity Biosciences are soaring following reported early signs of clinical activity and improvement in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) treated with its RNA-based therapeutic.
In a comparison trial, BeiGene’s Brukinsa bested Janssen’s Imbruvica in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL).
An investigational mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck reached its primary efficacy endpoint, inducing a clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival.
Developed initially to deliver cytotoxic payloads to tumors, antibody therapeutics are evolving to provide new, next-generation conjugates and treat various diseases beyond cancer.
Seagen’s top-selling drug hit the mark in another major indication.
Affimed will not seek accelerated approval for AFM13 as a monotherapy in advanced-stage relapsed/refractory peripheral T cell lymphoma.
Wall Street is no longer enamored with NASH drug developers.
Combinations including Ibrutinib stood out in hard-to-treat hematological cancers at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting.