Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.’s quest to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Federal Circuit and preserve label carveouts, or so-called skinny labels, continued Oct. 3 with the high court asking the solicitor general to weigh in.
Spero Therapeutics Inc. has come out swinging after a U.S. FDA rejection for its oral antibiotic, tebipenem Hbr, picking up a potential $600 million licensing deal with pharma giant GSK plc after agreeing on a plan with the regulator to revive the drug.
Researchers from GSK plc presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel potent and selective inhaled phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase β (PI4Kβ) inhibitor being developed for the treatment of human rhinovirus (HRV)-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.
What was once effective is now a non-starter. Newly updated guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) caution against using the COVID-19 treatments sotrovimab, from GSK plc and Vir Biotechnology Inc., and Regen-Cov (casirivimab + imdevimab), from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Omicron, the group said, has rendered the monoclonal antibodies ineffective.
GSK plc scientists seeking compounds with the potential to treat resistant tuberculosis infection identified a series of tetrazole agents using phenotypic screening against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) is expressed particularly on mast cells and its activation leads to the mast cell degranulation with release of inflammatory mediators.
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. vs. Glaxosmithkline LLC, it could be one of the biggest biopharma cases on the court’s calendar in the coming year. But that’s still an if. Whether the patent infringement case involving a so-called “skinny label” makes it to the high court’s docket depends on which interpretation of the underlying question the court accepts.
GSK plc presented data on the discovery of a selective and potent lead series for G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) inhibition for the potential treatment of heart failure. Heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Ideaya Biosciences Inc. reported the achievement of the first preclinical development milestone under its ongoing collaboration with GSK plc for a polymerase (Pol) theta-helicase development candidate.
