As the March 27 PDUFA date nears for idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel, also known as BB-2121), the B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor CAR T-cell therapy from Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and Bluebird Bio Inc., investors are looking with increased favor on the approach.
In an unusual move for a Chinese company, Bio-Thera Solutions Ltd. terminated the clinical development of its Trop2 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), BAT-8003, and its PD-1 monoclonal antibody, BAT-1306, a month after it halted the phase III-stage HER2-ADC candidate BAT-8001.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Apellis, Aerpio, Bergenbio, Bioeclipse, Brii, Can-Fite, Eli Lilly, GT, Immutep, Longeveron, Macrogenics, Ocuphire, Seelos, Tersera.
CAJICA, Colombia – Cuba’s Center for the State Control of Drugs, Equipment and Medical Devices gave the green light March 3 for phase III trials of a domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate, even though very little peer-reviewed information has been published about it.
San Diego-based Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.’s good-and-bad top-line phase II data with d-amino acid oxidase inhibitor luvadaxistat, also known NBI-1065844 and TAK-831, in schizophrenia likely came as little surprise to many, given earlier experience in the general pathway.
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