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As drug candidates discovered via AI move into later-stage clinical trials, the technology seems to be doing as promised: speeding drug development.
Following the hard-won success of early anti-amyloid drugs, a new generation of Alzheimer’s modalities—from tau-targeting gene silencers to blood-brain barrier delivery platforms—is entering the pipeline to anchor future combination therapies.
Three years after the accelerated approval of its anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s therapy, Biogen—neck and neck in the market with Eli Lilly and its Kisunla offering—is focused on a near-term FDA decision for a subcutaneous induction dose of Leqembi, a presymptomatic readout in 2028 and a clutch of next-generation candidates.
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TScan Therapeutics, Lyell, SQZ Biotech and others secured clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their Investigational New Drug Application.
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Last week was a relatively quiet week for clinical trial news, particularly around COVID-19. Here’s a look.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved SKYRIZI (risankizumab-rzaa), AbbVie’s proposed treatment for adults diagnosed with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Gilead has announced they are pulling cancer drug Zydelig (idelalisib) off the market for certain types of cancer after failing to complete follow-up clinical trials to confirm efficacy and safety.
The San Diego-based immunology company is locating and developing molecules where the mechanism of action has either been proven or makes sense.
After decades of treating the big categories of heart disease – hypertension, for example – the ability to address the genetics of heart disease is within sight.
January has been a largely quiet month for PDUFA dates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s calendar. There were two dates for the entire month, and one of those has been moved back to April. Here’s a look.
Pazdur, along with the FDA’s R. Angelo de Claro and Gautam Mehta from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, penned an opinion piece published Thursday in JAMA Oncology.
Sorrento Therapeutics announced its COVID-19 treatment, Covishield, shows major progress in neutralizing Omicron and Omicron (+R346K) variants of SARS-COV-2.