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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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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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BeiGene and Novartis’ unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treatment, Tislelizumab, is gaining ground as a potential treatment for advanced liver cancer.
Novavax released its second quarter financial results, showing a dramatic adjustment in its sales outlook, while BioNTech prepares to launch two variant-adopted bivalent shots.
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The week started off with a clinical bang for Verona Pharma, Kodiak, AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo with wins in COPD, lung cancer and macular edema respectively.
Mersana unveiled a global collaboration with GSK, which gives GSK the exclusive option to co-develop and commercialize Mersana’s antibody-drug conjugate XMT-2056.
Industry executives often lament the fact that clinical trials take a long time to complete and often fail. BioSpace spoke with Tufts’ Ken Getz about possible reasons and solutions.
A recent report predicts multiple acquisitions are set to be announced in the second half of the year, particularly by companies that have strong revenue streams from COVID-19 products.
Karuna Therapeutics released results from the Phase III EMERGENT-2 trial showing that KarXT, its lead candidate, can strongly reduce symptom severity in schizophrenia patients.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to have wide-ranging implications for the pharmaceutical industry, will still need to go to the House of Representatives.
Results from two Amgen studies on Lumakras for lung cancer showed its ability to slow disease progression, although combining it with immunotherapy increased the risk for TRAEs.