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Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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As antibody-drug conjugates advance and move into earlier lines of treatment, drug developers have to build gentler therapies that don’t just extend survival but improve it.
FDA’s rare disease decisions are strongest when the patient community has a voice in advisory committee decisions.
The lineup at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will provide critical insight into where the industry is headed with regard to targets being explored to vanquish the elusive neurodegenerative disease.
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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FogPharma’s latest financing round will help fund the ongoing clinical development of the company’s potential first-in-class intracellular TCF-blocking β-catenin inhibitor being evaluated in a Phase I/II study.
Palatin Technologies’ melanocortin agonist PL9643 came up short in a late-stage study evaluating its safety and efficacy.
Formerly known as Ryne Bio, Kenai Therapeutics emerged on Thursday with backing from several groups and has a cell therapy candidate going after Parkinson’s disease.
Despite Ironwood Pharmaceuticals’ apraglutide getting positive late-stage study results in treating short bowel syndrome with intestinal failure, the stock plummeted nearly 40% on Thursday.
The annual observance highlights how far the industry has come and serves as a wake-up call for how far it must still go to meet the needs of patients with rare diseases.
Antibody-drug conjugates are a breakthrough in targeted cancer therapy and will continue to attract big pharma investment over the next few years, finds a new report from market intelligence firm Evaluate.
The FDA and CDC warned Thursday of a small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after immunization with respiratory syncytial virus vaccines from GSK and Pfizer.
Retaining the full rights to Trodelvy, Gilead now has access to $210 million in financing from venture capital firm Abingworth to help push the antibody-drug conjugate into non-small cell lung cancer studies.
Despite the approval of two novel therapies for this uniformly fatal neurodegenerative disease, experts say regulatory standards and expectations are still evolving.
Denmark-based startup Orbis Medicines has launched with €26 million in seed funding in its drive to search for macrocycle drugs, with a focus on high-value oral alternatives to blockbuster biologics.