About one-third of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are treatment resistant. Ketamine is very effective in treatment-resistant depression, but it is associated with psychotomimetic effects. Metabotropic glutamate mGlu2 and mGlu3 receptors negatively regulate the release of glutamate and are involved in the pathogenesis of depression.
Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. is developing the Menin (MEN1)-myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) interaction inhibitor DSP-5336 (enzomenib) for the treatment of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia.
Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it will sell off two more of its subsidiaries, Sumitomo Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Pharma Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (and their subsidiaries), to Marubeni Global Pharma Corp. April 1, as the Japanese pharma continues restructuring efforts from last year.
Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it will sell off two more of its subsidiaries, Sumitomo Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Pharma Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (and their subsidiaries), to Marubeni Global Pharma Corp. April 1, as the Japanese pharma continues restructuring efforts from last year.
The competitive menin-inhibitor space chalked further data from Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc., which disclosed positive top-line results from the pivotal phase II portion of the Augment-101 study, designed to test oral small-molecule revumenib for safety and efficacy. But shares of the firm (NASDAQ:SNDX) closed Nov. 12 at $16.21, down $5.57, or 26%, after the Augment-101 numbers were disclosed.
The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced new investments in the development of a new prophylactic vaccine against malaria, a new anti-malarial drug, and product development projects against neglected tropical diseases.
Top-line results show a disappointing placebo effect that resulted in Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd./Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s ulotaront (SEP-363856) missing the primary endpoints in both the Diamond (Developing Innovative Approaches for Mental Disorders) 1 and Diamond 2 trials in schizophrenia.
Top-line results show a disappointing placebo effect that resulted in Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd./Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s ulotaront (SEP-363856) missing the primary endpoints in both the Diamond (Developing Innovative Approaches for Mental Disorders) 1 and Diamond 2 trials in schizophrenia.
Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency has cleared Healios K.K. and Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. to begin a phase I/II study of HLCR-011, which is composed of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from allogeneic induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) in patients with RPE tear.
Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency has cleared Healios K.K. and Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. to begin a phase I/II study of HLCR-011, which is composed of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from allogeneic induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) in patients with RPE tear.