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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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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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Shares of Avidity Biosciences are soaring following reported early signs of clinical activity and improvement in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) treated with its RNA-based therapeutic.
The FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee stood against Cytokinetics, Inc., finding that the benefits of its heart failure hopeful didn’t outweigh its risks.
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In a comparison trial, BeiGene’s Brukinsa bested Janssen’s Imbruvica in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL).
Flagship Pioneering has committed $50 million to Montai Health, a biotech that aims to develop therapies for chronic diseases using molecules already found in nature.
GSK bolstered its position in the oligonucleotide therapeutics space through a four-year collaboration with Wave Life Sciences valued at up to $3.3 billion.
An investigational mRNA cancer vaccine developed by Moderna and Merck reached its primary efficacy endpoint, inducing a clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival.
On the heels of positive Phase IIb data in plaque psoriasis, Takeda is acquiring both the therapy and Nimbus Lakshmi, a wholly owned subsidiary, in a potentially $6 billion deal.
Developed initially to deliver cytotoxic payloads to tumors, antibody therapeutics are evolving to provide new, next-generation conjugates and treat various diseases beyond cancer.
Mirati gets the green light from the FDA for its KRAS G12C-mutated lung cancer medication.