Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Adjuvance, Amivas, Clearb, Emergex, Gylden, Jaguar Health, Kezar Life, Kiji, Napo, Oncozenge, Pharmanovia, Regimmune, Zosano.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Amylyx, Anavex, Aura, Biodexa, Curevo, George Medicines, Innovent, Kezar, Merck, Nektar, Neuvivo, Supernus, Theratechnologies.
Astellas Pharma Inc. gained U.S. FDA approval of first-in-class claudin 18.2-targeted treatment Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb), now indicated as a first-line therapy for adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
The U.S. SEC filed insider trading charges against Ruimin Xie, the former director of analytical development at Bellus Health Inc., for allegedly receiving ill-gotten gains of $59,408.42 by acting on word of a potential acquisition by GSK plc.