Drug Development
After initial Phase II data for the oral IL-23 receptor antagonist licensed from Protagonist Therapeutics spooked investors, Janssen provided a fuller readout and advanced the candidate.
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Mixed headlines have plagued the cell and gene therapy space of late. We believe that a renewed case of optimism is not only warranted but essential if these therapies are to reach their full potential.
Through substantial leadership turnover and workforce cuts, the FDA has continued to support the advanced therapy sector, actively working to remove obstacles to innovation.
With immunology and inflammation blockbusters like AbbVie’s Skyrizi and Rinvoq reeling in nearly $7 billion combined in the third quarter, the pipeline-in-a-product strategy has never been more attractive.
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Atara announced that it has completed an interim analysis of its Phase II EMBOLD trial for the use of its candidate ATA188 in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis.
Moderna has dosed its first participant in a Phase I clinical trial of mRNA-1215, a vaccine designed to fight the Nipah virus (NiV), a virus contracted in humans through animals.
Backed by biopharma royalty, Areteia Therapeutics will focus on developing an old molecule for a very prevalent disease - asthma.
Nanoscope Therapeutics will make two presentations at the 2022 ASRS meeting on their gene therapy programs to treat degenerative retinal diseases, retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.
Verve Therapeutics dosed its first patient with VERVE-101, a one-time treatment that aims to permanently lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients and prevent heart disease.
uniQure gave a 12-month update on AMT-130, the first-ever AAV gene therapy for HD to enter clinical trials. BioSpace spoke with the company’s president of R&D, Dr. Ricardo Dolmetsch.
Exelixis’ Cabometyx, in combination with two BMS-owned drugs, hit the primary endpoint of progression-free survival but missed the secondary endpoint of overall survival in renal cell carcinoma.
Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced a mid-stage study for major depressive disorder, which followed the June disclosure of a Phase II study for a cocaine intoxication therapy.
The experimental drug, being developed to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy, is IONIS-FB-L Rx, which hit the mark in a Phase II study showing a change in urinary protein after 29 weeks of treatment.
Sanofi announced positive data for its therapeutic, fitusiran, for treating patients with hemophilia A and B, as well as efanesoctocog alfa therapy for treating hemophilia A.