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The antisense oligonucleotide was even more effective in patients with relatively low viral activity. More than one-quarter of these individuals had undetectable levels of the virus in the blood for at least six months after stopping treatment.
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For Daiichi Sankyo, recent results from the Phase III CLEAR trial of Esperion Therapeutics’ Nexletol (bempedoic acid) were not convincing enough to trigger a milestone payment.
Pfizer and Astellas announced positive topline Phase III results Thursday for Xtandi plus leuprolide in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
The FDA will hold an advisory committee meeting for Sarepta’s investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ahead of its May 29, 2023 action date.
The new financing will help the Boston-based biotech accelerate the development of its siRNA-based therapies for immuno-dermatology indications.
Seamless Therapeutics launched Wednesday with $12.5 million in seed financing to develop its programmable recombinases for gene editing.
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals has ended the only clinical trials evaluating its GoCAR-T cell product in combination with rimiducid following serious safety concerns.
Mediar Therapeutics added another $85 million to its coffers Wednesday to take its first-in-class fibrosis therapies to clinic.
Weeks after the FDA rejected Veru’s Emergency Use Authorization bid for sabizabulin in COVID-19, the company announced plans to continue with late-stage development of the drug.
Cambrian BioPharma announced the launch of Amplifier Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing a clinical-stage AMPK activator.
Partners CRISPR and ViaCyte (Vertex), and Genprex are pioneers in the quest to develop a gene therapy for Type 1 diabetes.