Phase III results from Sanofi SA’s study of amlitelimab in treating atopic dermatitis met the primary and key secondary endpoints, but investors took a step back.
Roivant Sciences Ltd.’s Immunovant Inc. unit unveiled phase II data in Graves’ disease with batoclimab, whetting appetites on Wall Street for the results with next-generation prospect IMVT-1402 from two potentially registrational trials that are enrolling now.
There have been numerous improvements in the treatment of cardiovascular disease since the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) first met in 1950, but unmet medical need remains and the science continues to advance, as delegates heard at the 75th annual meeting in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 29-Sept. 1.
Argenica Therapeutics Ltd. saw its stock drop 56% following mixed results for its ARG-007 phase II Seancon trial in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular revascularization, or thrombectomy.
As Wave Life Sciences Ltd. released more results from its ongoing phase Ib/IIa study of small interfering RNA editing oligonucleotide WVE-006 for treating alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, the company’s stock (NASDAQ:WVE) dropped by 16.8% to close at $8 on Sept. 3.
In July 2025, BioWorld recorded 140 clinical trial updates spanning phases I through III, a significant drop from 254 updates tracked in June. Of the July data, 16 trials reported successful phase III results, while four studies were reported as failures.
Acute pancreatitis took center stage as Wall Street took heed of phase III data from Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. with olezarsen for severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG), while another player in the space, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc., signed a sizeable deal in a separate therapeutic area with Novartis AG.
Following positive data from competitors earlier this year, United Therapeutics Corp. rolled out impressive and unexpected phase III results of nebulized Tyvaso (treprostinil) for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), setting the stage for an sNDA filing with the U.S. FDA next year. If approved for the indication, United, of Silver Spring, Md., and Research Triangle Park, N.C., could tap into what analysts say is a $4 billion-plus market.
Antiva Biosciences Inc. has developed an intravaginal topical treatment, ABI-2280, for high-risk cervical infections with human papillomavirus (HPV). In a phase Ib/II study, after two weeks of treatment at the highest dose of the DNA polymerase inhibitor, 46% of patients were negative for high-risk HPV at week 12, compared to just 16% of patients treated with placebo.
The recombinant fusion protein drug telitacicept from Remegen Co. Ltd. and Vor Bio Inc. has notched a phase III win in treating adults with IgA nephropathy. The clinical trial of the fusion protein hit the primary endpoint, reducing proteinuria, too much protein in patients’ urine, in stage A of the study in China.