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The 2022 International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease ended last weekend, but it reported on numerous research studies and insights into the diseases.
Some of the best medicines happen by accident. Will someone one day write the same of Novartis’s branaplam in correlation with Huntington’s disease?
It was a busy week for clinical trial announcements. Here’s a look.
Genentech shared new data from its SUNFISH study evaluating the use of Evrysdi for SMA people ages 2 to 25 years diagnosed with Type 2 or Type 3 spinal muscular atrophy.
Several biopharma companies celebrate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval for clinical trials involving therapeutics for cancer treatment.
AnaptysBio announced that its drug candidate imsidolimab did not demonstrate efficacy in Phase II clinical trials in the treatment of moderate-to-severe acne.
Imugene announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply deal with Merck, while Merck said it is halting a Keytruda combination trial with AstraZeneca in prostate cancer.
Araclon Biotech of Spain revealed positive data from the first part of a phase II trial for its immunotherapeutic vaccine to prevent Alzheimer’s disease- ABvac40.
Shares of Sanofi took a hit in premarket trading after it announced its Phase II breast cancer study assessing an experimental oral SERD failed to hit the mark.
Pfizer will cease operations within Russia and proceeds from its subsidiary in that country will be donated to provide direct humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine.
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