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With Biogen’s potential treatment for Alzheimer’s, aducanumab, coming in weeks before a U.S. FDA decision, ICER wrote a punishing report slamming the drug for insufficient efficacy and recommending a low price point if approved.
BioSpace takes a look at data released this week from some of the numerous ongoing clinical studies to advance potential therapies and treatment for disease. Here are some of them.
Here’s a look at Pfizer-BioNTech, Novavax and the COVID-19 vaccine’s sales, approval in children, additional trials, potential of booster shots, and more.
The U.S. FDA cites concerns regarding clinical data for ChemoCentryx’s investigational rare autoimmune disease therapy avacopan. Shares in the company plunged 46.5% lower following the release of the document.
Pfizer reported its first-quarter 2021 revenues of $14.6 billion, an impressive 42% operational growth.
The U.S. FDA is expected to give the go-ahead for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 and older within the week.
The U.S. FDA approved Chiesi Global Rare Diseases’ Ferriprox for treatment of transfusional iron overload caused by sickle cell disease (SCD) or other anemias in adults and children ages three years and older. This approval expands the use of the drug for patients with SCD or other anemias.
Roivant Sciences is combining with Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp (MAAC). Once the deal is closed, outstanding shares and warrants of MAAC will be traded for newly issued shares and warrants of the company.
Although clinical trial news related to COVID-19 was slow last week, there’s quite a bit of news on studies for other indications.
The battle against COVID-19 rages on, and other therapeutics are making their way through the clinic, including monoclonal antibody treatments and antivirals. BioSpace takes a look at some of the ongoing efforts to stem the rate of infection from the virus.
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