Postmarket research

Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, Biogen and others presented their latest data from MS programs at the 38th ECTRIMS conference.
BioSpace connected with Theodore Laetsch, M.D., lead investigator of the pediatric larotrectinib trial (SCOUT), to gain more insight into the drug, the trial and how patients’ lives are being affected.
Biogen indicated it has terminated an observational study of its approved Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm after only 29 people signed up for an expected enrollment of 6,000 patients.
The study revealed that Yescarta was both safe and effective in adult patients regardless of race and ethnicity.
Biogen will await word after submitting the final study protocol for its confirmatory Phase IV ENVISION trial of Aduhelm to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Fulcrum Therapeutics will launch a Phase III study of losmapimod in people with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy later this year. Tonix wins Orphan Drug designation for Prader-Willi asset.
The FDA places holds, companies receive clearance for new studies and Pharma giants release new data in last week’s clinical trial news.
A new study published in the journal Nature found that two patients with leukemia who were treated with CAR T-cell therapy are still in remission 10 years later.
Clinical trial news definitely picked up this final week of January. Here’s a look.
Biogen and its partner Eisai Company released additional details about the Phase IV post-marketing study of the drug.
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