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Results from Phase IIb VOYAGE study showed Viking’s oral thyroid beta receptor agonist cut liver fat content by up to 51% in confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients.
The approval of Reata Pharmaceuticals’ Skyclarys for Friedreich’s ataxia highlights progress being made in the treatment of rare mitochondrial diseases.
Developers of psychedelics-based therapies say the industry is poised to explode, with several reporting strong clinical trial results and the FDA granting breakthrough status for two hallucinogenic drugs.
The layoffs come as the company posts nearly $300 million in net losses and just over $80 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2023.
The deal with BlissBio is the latest in a cascade of multi-million- and billion-dollar acquisitions and collaborations centered on antibody-drug conjugates.
The FDA’s new guidance on decentralized clinical trials clarifies how investigators and trial sponsors can use digital health technologies and involve primary healthcare practitioners.
The companies said in first-quarter earnings calls that they want to restructure R&D, cut costs and shift away from high-risk drug development to focus areas.
Despite multiple therapeutics approved to treat localized symptoms, there are currently no systemic therapies on the market for Sjogren’s syndrome.
Longitudinal studies that track patients’ experiences can inform and accelerate the drug approval process for rare diseases.
The joint venture between Walgreens and Prothena to accelerate the approval of an Alzheimer’s treatment is the latest in biotech and retail chain alliances.
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