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A month after reporting that its RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib doubled survival in advanced pancreatic cancer, Truist said Revolution Medicines “is evolving into a major revenue-generating oncology company,” and projects an approval in second-line disease by the end of the third quarter.
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Last month, Revolution Medicines’ RAS inhibitor doubled survival in a Phase 3 pancreatic cancer trial. On the biotech’s heels are Immuneering, Actuate Therapeutics, Erasca and more, looking to improve on that result with increased tolerability—and more time for patients.
The recent approval of Regeneron’s Otarmeni underscores the maturation of gene therapies across a range of diseases. Here, BioSpace reviews genetic medicines in development for the central nervous system, retinal, cardiac and neuromuscular diseases.
The FDA has introduced models intended to accelerate rare disease drug development, but recent reversals of guidance from the agency speak to a lack of clarity in its implementation. AI can help focus this process.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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As the COVID-19 market dries up, Moderna looks to FDA approval of its other vaccines including a 2024 commercial launch of its investigational RSV vaccine for older adults.
While donanemab showed impressive results in Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2, concerns regarding its safety remain compared with Biogen’s and Eisai’s Leqembi.
Data from Phase III confirmatory MIRASOL trial show antibody-drug conjugate boosts survival in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, setting the stage for full approval by the FDA.
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The regulatory decision marks a turning point in the RSV race in what’s expected to be a competitive space.
Despite the Phase III failure, Travere and partner CSL Vifor will explore potential regulatory paths for sparsentan as a treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Many employers aren’t offering the high salaries employees had grown accustomed to in recent years, leaving workers to decide whether they should accept a pay cut.
The amyloid plaque targeting therapy met primary endpoint and all secondary endpoints, which Lilly will use in its submission to the FDA this quarter.
The company’s pipeline changes come as it weathered a nearly 30% decline in first-quarter revenues due to a slowdown in its COVID-19 business.
Japanese biopharma scoops up Iveric’s investigational drug for age-related blindness disease. The drug, which trails Apellis’ Syfovre, is awaiting FDA approval with a decision expected by August.
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The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11–1 supporting Merck’s and AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients with BRCA mutations.