Questions of durability came up regarding Curis Inc.’s latest data with CA-4948, but that didn’t stop shares from soaring to $6.55 by day’s end, an increase of $5.11, or 355%. The ride came after Lexington, Mass.-based Curis rolled out positive preliminary data from the firm’s ongoing open-label, single-arm phase I dose-escalation study with the compound.
Israeli cell therapy specialist Neurogenesis Ltd., said new phase II data has shown that treatment with its autologous cell therapy candidate NG-01 in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) patients led to an 80% to 90% reduction in disease progression at 12 months compared to a pretreatment period and a 90% reduction in relapses compared to placebo-treated patients.
DUBLIN – Top-line data from a placebo-controlled phase II trial of Vicore Pharma Holding AB’s angiotensin II type two receptor agonist, C21, provide preliminary evidence that the oral drug may provide benefit to patients with severe COVID-19 disease on top of steroid therapy.
LONDON – The Oxford University team behind the development of Astrazeneca plc’s COVID-19 vaccine have become the first to publish full and complete interim phase III data in a peer-reviewed journal.
New phase III data on Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.'s TAK-620 (maribavir) for the treatment of transplant recipients with tough-to-treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections met the trial's primary endpoint, setting the company up to file an NDA for the oral antiviral in the first half of next year.
The independent data monitoring committee overseeing Cortexyme Inc.’s phase II/III trial of atuzaginstat (COR-388), a gingipain inhibitor for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, has recommended the study continue to its one-year endpoint.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: AB Science, Apeiron, Ascletis, Clover, Cortexyme, Precision, Takeda, Sutro.
Shares of immunotherapy developer Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENLV) climbed as much as 69% Dec. 3 after interim data showed the apparent benefits of its lead candidate, Allocetra, for severe and critical COVID-19 patients.
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