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Pliant shares bend under IPF bexotegrast phase IIb pause

Feb. 10, 2025

A mysterious turn in the phase IIb story with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) candidate bexotegrast sent shares of Pliant Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:PLRX) down 60.6%, or $4.72, to close Feb. 10 at $3.07.

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Researchers discover how glioblastoma tumors dodge chemotherapy

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have uncovered a mechanism that may explain why glioblastoma returns after treatment, and the world-first discovery offers...

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HIV research is close to a cure but far from ending the pandemic

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Advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) now allow people living with HIV to lead normal lives with undetectable and nontransmissible levels of the virus in their...

Apollo’s APL-4098 shows potent antileukemic effects

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Apollo Therapeutics Ltd. has developed APL-4098, a small-molecule general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) inhibitor for the potential treatment of AML.