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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has again flagged “substantial concerns” with Lykos Therapeutics’ data for its MDMA-based therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and propensity for bias.
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AbbVie and Merck/Daiichi Sankyo were hit this week with Complete Response Letters from the FDA, which rejected their respective drugs due to manufacturing issues.
Expansion across its network will mean hundreds of new employees in Cincinnati, increased ability to get complex medicines to patients and more.
Novo Nordisk on Wednesday announced it is stopping a late-stage study after its candidate ocedurenone, which the pharma acquired last year in a potential $1.3 billion deal with KBP Biosicences, failed to meet the primary endpoint.
The FDA on Thursday rejected Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s HER3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate patritumab deruxtecan in a Complete Response Letter, citing problems with a third-party manufacturer.
Industry experts provide clinical trial design and protocol suggestions for psychedelic drug developers after an advisory committee voted against approving Lykos’ MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy.
New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call for the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in adults aged 75 and older, but limited its use in 60- to 74-year-olds.
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AbbVie and Genmab on Wednesday announced the FDA has expanded the label of their bispecific antibody Epkinly, allowing it to be used in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.
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Verona Pharma on Wednesday secured the FDA’s approval for Ohtuvayre, which the company contends is the first inhaled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicine with a new mechanism of action in over 20 years.
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Zealand Pharma is looking to build on last week’s positive Phase Ib trial results by raising around $1 billion in a public offering, with the proceeds being used to advance its obesity candidates.
The biotech incubator said Wednesday the majority of the fund will be for clinical proof-of-concept studies, bringing the total funds raised by Curie.Bio to nearly $1 billion.
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