Hitting the primary endpoint on Compass Pathways plc’s Comp005 study of synthetic psilocybin, which the company billed as the first classic psychedelic to report phase III efficacy data, produced only a shrug from investors.
Immuno Cure Biotech Ltd. is collaborating with Pharmajet Inc. to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of its HIV therapeutic DNA vaccine, Icvax, delivered via Pharmajet's innovative Tropis needle-free injection system.
One year after the FDA’s nod, the EMA is following on and recommending conditional approval of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Rezdiffra (resmetirom) as the first drug in Europe for treating noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Immuneering Corp.’s phase IIa data from an ongoing trial in pancreatic cancer disclosed June 17 impressed Wall Street and brought renewed attention to the perennially difficult indication, at which drug developers continue to fling themselves with varied mechanisms.
An 85% remissions rate was found in updated results from Aptevo Therapeutics Inc.’s ongoing phase Ib/II Ranier study of mipletamig in one of the toughest blood cancers to treat.
3Sbio Inc. reported interim phase II study results of its PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, SSGJ-707 – a “fabulous” asset, according to Pfizer Inc. CEO Albert Bourla, that landed in Pfizer’s cancer arsenal via a potential $6 billion deal in May, of which $1.2 billion was paid up front.
The revised trial protocol that means a delay in filing for U.S. approval of DYNE-101 to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) dented shares of Dyne Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:DYN), which closed June 17 at $10.86, down $2.96, or 21%.
The U.K. government has announced the latest measures to speed up and expand clinical trials, launching Be Part of Research, a central national register where people can search and sign up to take part in studies.
How the U.S. FDA might respond became a serious question for Wall Street as Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. made known a second death due to acute liver failure with gene therapy Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), cleared for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Shares of Cambridge, Mass.-based Sarepta (NASDAQ:SRPT) closed June 16 at $20.94, down $15.24, or 42%, as Wall Street digested the news.
As it prepares to present the latest data from the phase I/II clinical trial of EO-2463, Enterome SA has secured $19 million to expand and complete the study, and to scope phase III development of the microbiome-derived off-the-shelf immunotherapy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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