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Feb. 26, 2020

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Too bad for Tookad: FDA adcom votes against Steba’s prostate cancer treatment

Citing what it called poor study design and execution coupled with a lack of follow-up data, the FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13-2 against recommending approval of Steba Biotech SA’s NDA for Tookad (padeliporfin dipotassium) for injection in men with localized early stage prostate cancer. Read More

Increasing number of biopharma drugs target COVID-19 as virus spreads

In a flurry of catch-up following the coronavirus outbreak in China, a number of biopharma companies have announced development within the last few weeks to address the ever-spreading infection known as COVID-19. Read More
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Could GSK reject benefit COVID-19 patients?

DUBLIN – Could a recombinant human protein drug rejected by Glaxosmithkline plc in 2019 benefit patients with COVID-19 infection? Apeiron Biologics AG disclosed Wednesday Feb. 26 that an investigator-initiated pilot study of APN-01 is getting underway in Guangzhou, China. Read More

Don’t repurpose, but develop better drugs, experts say

BEIJING – While repurposing drugs may be a quick solution to an epidemic like COVID-19 that has a limited research window, it’s just luck as to whether an already available drug candidate exists for newly emergent diseases. Experts say it’s more realistic to develop better drugs instead of attempting to repurpose old ones. Read More
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Trinucleotide expansions are too much of a good thing

Everything’s good for something. Including, it turns out, 5’ untranslated trinucleotide repeats. In the Feb. 17, 2020, issue of Nature Neuroscience, researchers have demonstrated a role for such repeats in controlling protein levels of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Read More
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With COVID-19 front and center, Congress likely to beef up HHS budget

With the CDC saying Tuesday that it’s not if but when COVID-19 becomes more widespread in the U.S., now is not the time to cut the budgets of programs and agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More

Menlo, Vanda see mixed results after missing primary endpoints in pruritus trials

Readouts from two ambitious pruritus trials this week yielded starkly different reactions from investors seeking broader meaning in the outcomes. Read More
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Judge orders HHS to fill 10-year data gap on Clinicaltrials.gov

While the staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently all hands-on-deck in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, some of the agencies in the department may have to divert resources to get sponsors of drug and device clinical trials to fill in nearly a decade-long data gap on Clinicaltrials.gov. That’s if a judge’s decision handed down this week stands. Read More

Immutep reports positive interim phase II results in Keytruda combo basket trial

PERTH, Australia – Sydney-based Immutep Ltd. reported positive interim data for its phase II basket trial in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma for its lead immunotherapy in combination with Merck & Co. Inc.’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab). Read More

Appointments and advancements for Feb. 26, 2020

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Curevac, Nordic Nanovector, Nouscom, Summit. Read More

Earnings for Feb. 26, 2020

Quarterly snapshots from biopharma companies with marketed products, including: Amarin, Jazz, United Therapeutics, Vanda. Read More

Financings for Feb. 26, 2020

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Aptorum, Genmab, MPM Capital, Outlook. Read More

In the clinic for Feb. 26, 2020

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Abivax, Actinium, Akcea, Amgen, Apeiron, Bayer, Cyclo, Cytokinetics, Exelixis, Fulcrum, GT Biopharma, Inflarx, Ionctura, Menlo, Oramed, Seelos, Sellas, Servier, Vanda, Zynerba. Read More

Other news to note for Feb. 26, 2020

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Arcus, Dialectic, Novavax, Promis, Pvp Biologics, Taiho, Takeda, Tonix. Read More

Regulatory actions for Feb. 26, 2020

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Alnylam, Kiadis, Puma, Translate Bio. Read More

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