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Toosonix launches trials to evaluate dermatological HIFU use

April 22, 2022
By Nuala Moran
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Toosonix A/S has launched two trials as it moves to gather data enabling its high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device to get approval for use in clinical dermatology indications. The company reported on April 19 that the first patients have been treated in a trial of its System One-M device in treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Meanwhile, the first patient has been cleared for treatment on April 28 in a study in neurofibromatosis, an inherited condition that causes benign tumors to form on the skin.
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Top-line mCRC data for Isofol’s arfolitixorin ‘two to four months’ away

April 22, 2022
By Cormac Sheridan
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Isofol Medical AB’s slow reveal of data from its phase III registration trial of arfolitixorin in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) will not reach a conclusion until the fourth quarter of this year. The news follows a December 2021 warning to investors that an unexplained level of therapy switches occurring in the absence of disease progression would impair its analysis of a key secondary endpoint, the rate of progression-free survival.
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Depression’s era? Axsome squared away with US FDA, Relmada readout near

April 22, 2022
By Randy Osborne
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After August 2021 news from the U.S. FDA of deficiencies in the NDA that Axsome Therapeutics Inc. submitted for AXS-05 in major depressive disorder (MDD), word was especially welcome April 19 that the firm has come to an agreement with the agency with regard to post-marketing requirements. Meanwhile, another player in MDD, Relmada Therapeutics Inc., is due to report phase III data with REL-1017 (esmethadone) around the middle of this year.
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COVID-19 vaccines R&D remains robust, diverse

April 22, 2022
By Jennifer Boggs
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By January 2022, 12 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been manufactured and, to date, roughly 20 vaccines have received either full approval or emergency use authorization in countries around the world. In places such as Europe and the U.S., most of the people who want vaccinations have gotten their jabs. And the vaccines continue to show efficacy, with the latest CDC data showing consistently less risk for testing positive for COVID-19 or dying from the infection for those who are vaccinated and boostered. Yet the development of new COVID-19 vaccines remains surprisingly robust, with BioWorld tracking 258, the majority of which are in preclinical development.
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Returning to complement – can Novelmed’s next-gen antibody outperform Ultomiris?

April 21, 2022
By Richard Staines
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has demonstrated the commercial potential for rare disease drugs with its complement inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab) and long-lasting follow-up Ultomiris (ravulizumab) driving blockbuster sales. A host of other companies are hoping to compete with Ultomiris, which is U.S. FDA-approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
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Full data published on Evusheld, Astrazeneca’s ‘last MAb standing’ in COVID-19

April 21, 2022
By Randy Osborne
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Astrazeneca plc led the handful of firms rolling out COVID-19-related news, as the company said detailed results from the Provent phase III pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) trial with Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab), were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the “culmination of about 19 months of pretty intensive work,” said Mark Esser, vice president of microbial sciences.
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The eyes have it: Orasis has an NDA in its sights for presbyopia

April 21, 2022
By Lee Landenberger
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Privately held Orasis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a step closer to challenging Abbvie Inc.’s Vuity (pilocarpine hydrochloride) ophthalmic solution for treating presbyopia, a version of farsightedness. Orasis plans to submit an NDA to the U.S. FDA in the second half of the year based on phase III results from two studies showing CSF-1 hit its primary and secondary endpoints.
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Shock value: Windtree phase II blowing Seismic changes in CS

April 20, 2022
By Randy Osborne
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Windtree Therapeutics Inc.’s positive top-line data from the phase II study called Seismic, testing istaroxime in cardiogenic shock (CS), a form of sudden heart failure (HF), add “a lot of interesting strategies and options” with the compound, also in development for acute HF, said CEO Craig Fraser.
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US booster study next after Arcturus’ self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine hits endpoints

April 20, 2022
By Jennifer Boggs
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Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. reported that ARCT-154, its self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, showed efficacy of 55% against infection and 95% efficacy against severe disease, meeting the primary and key secondary endpoints of the ongoing phase I/II/III trial. While the company’s stock (NASDAQ:ARCT) regained much of its initial 25% drop to close the day, investors continue to await further data to determine where Arcturus’ vaccine will fit in with available COVID-19 vaccines.
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China clarifies regulations on sharing human genetic resources

April 20, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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China’s Ministry of Science and Technology issued a draft rule on regulations governing sharing of human genetic resources that provides clarity on parts of the regulation that were previously ambiguous, Katherine Wang, partner at Ropes & Gray in Shanghai, told BioWorld.
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