After a previous phase III failure, Savara Inc. kept at it and found success with molgramostim for the rare lung disease autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. A second attempt, the pivotal phase III Impala-2 study of molgramostim, an inhaled form of recombinant granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor for adults, hit its primary endpoint and left participants breathing easier. The results led Savara to say it would complete a BLA submission sometime in the first half of 2025, with filings in Europe and Japan to follow.
Helios-Huaming Biopharma Co. Ltd. has described protein-arginine deiminase type-4 (PADI4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, cystic fibrosis and asthma, among others.
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has identified pyrazolopyrrolopyridazines acting as platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFR-β, PDGFRB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
The U.S. FTC’s campaign against the Orange Book listing of patents claiming device components gained momentum when a federal judge in New Jersey ordered Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. to delist five device patents pertaining to its Proair HFA (albuterol sulfate) inhaler.
Lotus Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is acquiring the Thailand business and commercial entity of Teva Pharma Thailand to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia.
Lotus Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is acquiring the Thailand business and commercial entity of Teva Pharma Thailand to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia.
London, Ontario-based Deep Breathe Inc. filed for protection of a wearable ultrasound sensor that is used to obtain ultrasound data, and digital ultrasound images are processed using a machine learning model to predict the probability of lung sliding and detection of pneumothorax (collapsed lung) if lung sliding is absent or deem it likely if lung sliding is present.
RSS
