Drug Development
Just weeks after Pfizer’s Seagen-acquired antibody-drug conjugate sigvotatug vedotin failed a Phase 3 non-small cell lung cancer study, the big pharma has quietly culled another program being developed by the ADC specialist.
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As antibody-drug conjugates advance and move into earlier lines of treatment, drug developers have to build gentler therapies that don’t just extend survival but improve it.
The lineup at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will provide critical insight into where the industry is headed with regard to targets being explored to vanquish the elusive neurodegenerative disease.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
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SQZ Biotechnologies is slashing 60% of its workforce and looking for a new CEO after initiating a strategic prioritization to focus on its cell therapy platform for solid tumors.
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BioSpace sat down with Roche Global Head of Neurodegeneration Rachelle Doody, Ph.D. and Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Co-founder Howard Fillit, M.D. to discuss the highlights.
Four months after implementing a restructuring initiative to extend cash flow, X4 Pharmaceuticals is celebrating positive top-line results in WHIM syndrome.
Nimbus reported positive Phase IIb results for NDI-034858 in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, which researchers hope will have the efficacy of JAK inhibitors without the safety issues.
Nectin Therapeutics announced dosing of the first solid tumor patient in a Phase I clinical trial while additional investors jumped in to expand the company’s Series A to just over $25 million.
Full data from the Phase III Clarity AD trial show Eisai and Biogen’s lecanemab has a favorable safety profile in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
With $96 million in Series A financing, Cajal Neuroscience launched Tuesday to develop drug candidates to target neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
As the FDA cracks down on accelerated approvals, Genentech, a Roche company, voluntarily withdrew its monoclonal antibody, Tecentriq, for metastatic bladder cancer.
A second patient death has been linked to the Phase III clinical trial of Eisai and Biogen’s investigational Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, according to the journal Science.