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Eli Lilly continues to spend its GLP-1 landfall with four new deals in the past week, including three in the vaccine space; the obesity leader also touted surgery-like results for its next-gen weight loss drug; Moderna’s stock climbs on the hantavirus “fear trade”; and in oncology, all eyes are on Revolution at ASCO this week.
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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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The experimental drug, being developed to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy, is IONIS-FB-L Rx, which hit the mark in a Phase II study showing a change in urinary protein after 29 weeks of treatment.
HRA Pharma, a Perrigo company, has submitted an application to the FDA seeking approval for the country’s first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill.
Sanofi announced positive data for its therapeutic, fitusiran, for treating patients with hemophilia A and B, as well as efanesoctocog alfa therapy for treating hemophilia A.
The study was assessing the investigational drug enoblituzumab as part of a combination therapy for head and neck cancer.
Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the plasma could be a hallmark of long COVID, suggesting that the virus can linger in the body who suffer from prolonged symptoms.
Weeks after BridgeBio presented positive biomarker data in Canavan Disease, gene therapy company Myrtelle added its own data to the emerging research space.
Partnering is an important way to grow a business, and John Sharkey, Ph.D., newly-hired VP of business development for GeoVax, is well-positioned to identify strong partners.
Imago’s early failed experiments investigating the potential of LSD1 in sickle cell disease and thalassemia have turned out to be fortuitous for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Seagen recently presented positive pivotal Phase II data from its trial of Tukysa (tucatinib) in combination with trastuzumab in HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer.
Dynacure has ended its Unite-CNM Phase I/II trial on DYN101, an investigational therapy for the treatment of myotubular and centronuclear myopathies.