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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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Axsome Therapeutics published results of its Phase III trial of AXS-05 that demonstrated rapid, substantial and statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms.
The report suggests that AbbVie’s sales will be approximately $65.7 billion within the next six years, with Roche right behind at $65 billion.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has announced late-breaking data showing deucravacitinib significant efficacy at the primary endpoint for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Sage Therapeutics and partner Biogen shared news that their phase III Skylark study has yielded promising results for women suffering from severe postpartum depression (PPD).
With a swirl of rumors around the changes in ownership in the pharma industry, this invariably triggers reviews of business strategies. Because of this, wider skillsets from related sectors are needed.
Although Bruce Goldsmith will no longer serve on the executive team, he will remain with Passage Bio for a short period as a strategic advisor to the interim CEO.
The AbbVie Immunology Scholarship provides financial support to students living with chronic, immune-mediated diseases who are pursuing higher education in the United States.
The U.S. FDA has requested some additional data from BioMarin Pharmaceuticals for the BLA it filed for the hemophilia A therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec.
The WHO reports it’s too early to tell if the monkeypox outbreak could become a pandemic, but believe there is a window of opportunity to control the cases.
Eledon Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline results from its Phase IIa clinical trial evaluating tegoprubart in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).