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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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Gilead snapped up U.K.-based MiroBio in a $405 million deal that will bring its checkpoint agonists and discovery platform under Gilead’s umbrella.
Paul Moore took over as CSO at Zymeworks in July at a pivotal time for the company. He spoke with BioSpace about his ambitions.
New chief executive officers take the reins of companies, while chief financial officers step into their roles overseeing the finances of respective businesses and more.
Lackluster initial results forces Pfizer to discontinue Phase III trial on a potential drug for symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Horizon Therapeutics, Eli Lilly, Gilead Sciences and more hit financial road bumps or missed the mark entirely in their Q2 earnings reports.
The big hit has been for its insulin Lispro products. Since January 1, Lispro and Humalog have dropped 26% to $447.1 million in the first quarter.
Experts from U.S. health regulatory agencies have announced plans to conduct a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of TPOXX (tecovirimat) as an antiviral for monkeypox.
Researchers have found that two common viruses—the varicella zoster and herpes simplex viruses—likely constitute a pathway that leads to Alzheimer’s disease.
In its Q2 earnings report, Amgen revealed the demise of two HLE BiTE molecules. Also on Thursday, the company announced it is acquiring ChemoCentryx for $4 billion.
In its Q2 conference call, Sarepta Therapeutics indicated plans to accelerate its timeline for SRP-9001 a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).