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Under the temporary reign of top food executive Kyle Diamantas, the FDA will sustain programs initiated by former Commissioner Marty Makary, including the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher initiative.
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Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
Analysts homed in on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy type 1 assets during first quarter earnings as major players like REGENXBIO and Novartis as well as Dyne, Wave, Solid and Sarepta near the regulatory finish line.
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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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Two months after selling an immuno-oncology platform developed by Good Therapeutics to Roche, Bonum Therapeutics launched Tuesday with $93 million in Series A financing.
Acrivon Therapeutics announced the pricing of its initial public offering Tuesday, putting all of its 7,550,000 shares of common stock up for sale for $12.50 apiece.
Surrozen announced it paused its Phase I study in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as several healthy participants showed increased levels of liver enzymes.
Jnana Therapeutics forged its second small molecule discovery and development collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche valued at up to $2 billion.
ImmunoGen’s Elahere was approved Monday under the FDA’s accelerated pathway for patients who have received one to three previous lines of systemic therapy.
The FDA raised doubts about the future of Ardelyx’s experimental chronic kidney disease drug tenapanor in briefing documents released ahead of a Wednesday advisory committee meeting.
Stoke Therapeutics is gearing up for a pivotal trial of its lead program for a rare genetic epilepsy disease and announced positive results from its Phase I/IIa study in children with Dravet syndrome.
Indivior PLC announced it will acquire Opiant Pharmaceuticals and its lead candidate OPNT003, an intranasal-delivered opioid overdose recovery product.
During its third-quarter earnings call Monday, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics emphasized its commitment to seek an advisory committee meeting for NurOwn in ALS.
Topline results from the Phase III SUMMIT trial showed Satsuma Pharmaceuticals’ migraine candidate STS101 did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint.