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Polaris’ lead candidate, pegargiminase, meets primary, secondary endpoints in phase II/III pivotal Atomic trial

Sep. 22, 2022

Polaris Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s pegargiminase (pegylated arginine deiminase/ADI-PEG 20) met the primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in overall survival and the secondary endpoint of significant improvement in progression-free survival in patients enrolled in the pivotal phase II/III Atomic study in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

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Precision psychiatry beyond, or before, biomarkers

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There is broad agreement that psychiatric diagnoses in their current form are not reflective of any underlying biology, and that this is one of the things...

Keros reports beneficial effects of RKER-065 in ALS model

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Keros Therapeutics Inc. has presented data regarding their activin receptor ligand trap, RKER-065, for the inhibition of the activin/myostatin signaling axis.

ADPD 2026: Can we prevent dementia? Scientists quantify it

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Neurodegenerative disease and cognitive decline cannot be explained by a single process. Beta-amyloid plaques, hyperphosphorylated tau, alpha-synuclein, activated...

First-in-class POLG activator restores mtDNA across mutations

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Researchers from Pretzel Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data of PX-578, a first-in-class POLG activator aimed at restoring mtDNA replication and...