Caliway Biopharmaceuticals’ lipolysis candidate, CBL-514, met all the primary and secondary efficacy endpoints in a phase IIb study for subcutaneous fat reduction, paving the way for the company to begin a global pivotal phase III study in 2025.
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Proen Therapeutics Co. Ltd. joined hands in a research collaboration to advance up to two preclinical small protein-based radiopharmaceuticals by 2027 – the year SK Biopharmaceuticals aims to “become a leading radiopharma player” worldwide.
Candid Therapeutics Inc. and Epimab Biotherapeutics Inc. have entered a $1 billion research collaboration to discover and develop novel T-cell engager candidates for autoimmune indications.
Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has acquired Bayer AG’s phase II obstructive sleep apnea candidate, BAY-2925976, in a deal worth €85M (US$89.3 million) plus sales-based royalties and commercial milestones.
Wall Street must wait until 2025 for data from the higher-dose cohort in Tenaya Therapeutics Inc.’s phase Ib/II study with gene therapy TN-201 for MYBPC3-linked hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but shares (NASDAQ:TNYA) closed Dec. 17 at $1.41, down $1.47, or 51%, after results from the first cohort rolled out.
The potential for TL1A-targeting duvakitug to impact unmet needs of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), and to provide antifibrotic effects for a host of other diseases, boosted shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Sanofi SA by 26.5% and 6.7%, respectively, as the partners released what analysts called “best-in-class” results from the phase IIb Relieve UCCD study and prepare for a phase III trial in 2025.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Accord, Arcutis, Celltrion, Checkpoint, CSL, Dermata, Eli Lilly, Galderma, GSK, Lib, Maia, Medigene, Merck, Neurocrine, Organon, Pepgen.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Abliva, Atea, Basilea, BMS, Century, Eli Lilly, Ideaya, Immatics, Innovent, Innoviva , Nimble, Outlook, Pharming, Scisparc.
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