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Analysts parsed the limited data available for Pfizer’s obesity candidate on the pharma’s fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday, looking for any nugget of additional context.
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After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
After suffering in the wake of expired tax incentives for pharmas, the island is trying to take advantage of geopolitics to grow its drug manufacturing sector.
AstraZeneca’s $15 billion pledge to its China operations highlights the country’s advantages. But other regions are also hoping to host more clinical studies.
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Varoglutamstat, a drug developed by German biotech Vivoryon Therapeutcs, did not hit its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase IIb study in Alzheimer’s disease.
After stopping the study early due to strong efficacy, Novo Nordisk released data from the FLOW study showing significant benefits of semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
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The regulator has approved Eyenovia and Formosa’s ophthalmic clobetasol propionate solution to ease eye inflammation and pain after surgery, with a potential $1.3 billion market.
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Hugel America has won the FDA’s approval for Letybo, authorized for the treatment of frown lines in adults, which is poised to challenge AbbVie’s blockbuster Botox.
Exosomes show potential to treat myriad conditions, including cancer and inflammation, but experts are divided on whether the therapies are ready for the limelight.
As BridgeBio’s acoramidis inches closer to an FDA approval decision, Bayer on Monday inked a European licensing agreement for the transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy treatment.
Pfizer’s oncology strategy to build up its biologics portfolio and dramatically reduce small molecules was influenced by the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price negotiation provisions.
New 96-week data show Akero Therapeutics’ efruxifermin can improve fibrosis by at least one stage without metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis worsening in more patients versus placebo.
Amid the limitations of current therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a new GlobalData report points to novel disease-modifying drug approaches that could transform the space.
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Rybrevant has been approved for use with carboplatin and pemetrexed in the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with exon 20 insertion mutations in the EGFR gene.