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      <title>Otsuka to acquire PTSD drugmaker Transcend in $1.2B deal </title>
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        <![CDATA[Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is taking a neuroplastogen approach to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through its planned $1.22 billion acquisition of Transcend Therapeutics Inc. The deal gives Tokyo-headquartered Otsuka access to Transcend’s lead asset, TSND-201, an oral neuroplastogen that has begun patient recruitment for a phase III study in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/730090</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/730090-otsuka-to-acquire-ptsd-drugmaker-transcend-in-12b-deal</link>
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      <title>Otsuka to acquire PTSD drugmaker Transcend in $1.2B deal </title>
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        <![CDATA[Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is taking a neuroplastogen approach to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through its planned $1.22 billion acquisition of Transcend Therapeutics Inc. The deal gives Tokyo-headquartered Otsuka access to Transcend’s lead asset, TSND-201, an oral neuroplastogen that has begun patient recruitment for a phase III study in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/729952</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/729952-otsuka-to-acquire-ptsd-drugmaker-transcend-in-12b-deal</link>
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      <title>D3 Bio raises $108M series B to move KRAS G12C into phase III</title>
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        <![CDATA[D3 Bio Inc. secured $108 million in a series B financing round Dec. 9 to support its planned phase III program of lead oral KRAS G12C inhibitor, elisrasib (D3S-001).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/727230</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>D3 Bio raises $108M series B to move KRAS G12C into phase III</title>
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        <![CDATA[D3 Bio Inc. secured $108 million in a series B financing round Dec. 9 to support its planned phase III program of lead oral KRAS G12C inhibitor, elisrasib (D3S-001).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/726892</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/726892-d3-bio-raises-108m-series-b-to-move-kras-g12c-into-phase-iii</link>
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      <title>Innovent rings up $11.4B deal with Takeda for three I-O/ADC assets</title>
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        <![CDATA[Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. agreed to codevelop and commercialize up to three of Innovent Biologics Co. Ltd.’s immuno-oncology (I-O) and antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates with the signing of a $11.4 billion deal, including $1.2 billion paid up front.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/725329</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/725329-innovent-rings-up-114b-deal-with-takeda-for-three-i-o-adc-assets</link>
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      <title>Allay’s $57.5M extends postsurgical pain relief with ATX-101</title>
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        <![CDATA[As it advances its nonopioid analgesic ATX-101 breakthrough therapy through a phase IIb registration trial, Allay Therapeutics secured $57.5 million in a series D round, which included an investment from the company’s Japanese partner.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/721154</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/721154-allays-575m-extends-postsurgical-pain-relief-with-atx-101</link>
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      <title>Allay’s $57.5M extends postsurgical pain relief with ATX-101</title>
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        <![CDATA[As it advances its nonopioid analgesic ATX-101 breakthrough therapy through a phase IIb registration trial, Allay Therapeutics secured $57.5 million in a series D round, which included an investment from the company’s Japanese partner. ATX-101, a configuration of sodium ion channel blocker bupivacaine and a biopolymer, which is in a phase IIb registration study, is designed to offer pain relief following total knee arthroplasty.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/720951</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/720951-allays-575m-extends-postsurgical-pain-relief-with-atx-101</link>
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      <title>First Prader-Willi treatment Vykat XR FDA-approved: Soleno soars</title>
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        <![CDATA[Becoming the first treatment for rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome, breakthrough therapy drug DCCR (diazoxide choline) gained U.S. FDA approval as Vykat XR the evening before its March 27 PDUFA date, sending shares of developer Soleno Therapeutics Inc. up 38%.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/718567</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Nature Cell wins FDA breakthrough designation of Jointstem  </title>
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        <![CDATA[Nature Cell Co. Ltd. won U.S. FDA breakthrough therapy designation of its autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy, Jointstem, March 20, becoming the first Korean company to earn the label in the field of cell therapy.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/718522</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Protagonist’s rusfertide hits phase III goals in rare leukemia</title>
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        <![CDATA[Rusfertide could become a blockbuster therapy for polycythemia vera, H.C. Wainwright analyst Douglas Tsao wrote March 4 after the injectable hepcidin mimetic peptide hit its primary endpoint and all four key secondary endpoints in the ongoing phase III Verify study.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/717939</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/717939-protagonists-rusfertide-hits-phase-iii-goals-in-rare-leukemia</link>
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      <title>Moderna’s Mresvia approved as first mRNA-based RSV vaccine</title>
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        <![CDATA[Moderna Inc. gained U.S. FDA approval on May 31, nearly three weeks past its original PDUFA date, for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Mresvia (mRNA-1345), which had both breakthrough therapy and fast track designations in the U.S.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/709135</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/709135-modernas-mresvia-approved-as-first-mrna-based-rsv-vaccine</link>
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      <title>Glycomimetics wilts on missed acute myeloid leukemia phase III</title>
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        <![CDATA[Top-line data from Glycomimetics Inc.’s pivotal phase III study of uproleselan in 388 patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia missed its primary endpoint. The data crippled the stock, which closed at the low point of its 10-year existence.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/708331</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/708331-glycomimetics-wilts-on-missed-acute-myeloid-leukemia-phase-iii</link>
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      <title>Day One’s Ojemda approved in US for rare pediatric cancer </title>
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        <![CDATA[Becoming the first type II RAF inhibitor for relapsed or refractory BRAF-altered pediatric low-grade glioma, Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.’s Ojemda (tovorafenib, DAY-101) gained U.S. FDA accelerated approval on April 23, a week earlier than its expected PDUFA date, bringing the Brisbane, Calif.-based company a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/707897</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>China accepts Sperogenix NDA filed for rare muscle disorder drug </title>
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        <![CDATA[Beijing- and Shanghai-based Sperogenix Therapeutics Ltd. said that China’s regulatory agency accepted the NDA filing and granted priority review of Agamree (vamorolone) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy on March 26.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/707210</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/707210-china-accepts-sperogenix-nda-filed-for-rare-muscle-disorder-drug</link>
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      <title>China accepts Sperogenix NDA filed for rare muscle disorder drug </title>
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        <![CDATA[Beijing- and Shanghai-based Sperogenix Therapeutics Ltd. said that China’s regulatory agency accepted the NDA filing and granted priority review of Agamree (vamorolone) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy on March 26.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/707098</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Renovos wins breakthrough device designation for nanoclay gel</title>
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        <![CDATA[Renovos Biologics Ltd. was granted a U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation for its Renovite BMP-2 (bone morphogenetic protein-2) product, which is designed for interbody spinal fusion.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/703992</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Viiv wins FDA approval for new late-line HIV drug</title>
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        <![CDATA[Viiv Healthcare Ltd., late Thursday, won FDA approval for Rukobia (fostemsavir), a gp120-directed attachment inhibitor for the treatment of adults with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection failing their current antiretroviral regimen due to resistance, intolerance or safety considerations. The drug was reviewed under FDA's fast track and breakthrough therapy status programs.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/436243</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/436243-viiv-wins-fda-approval-for-new-late-line-hiv-drug</link>
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      <title>Oncosil wins CE mark, breakthrough designation for pancreatic cancer device</title>
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        <![CDATA[PERTH, Australia &ndash; The British Standards Institute (BSI) granted Sydney-based Oncosil Medical Ltd. European CE marking approval for its brachytherapy device to treat locally advanced pancreatic cancer in combination with chemotherapy, clearing the way for marketing in both the EU and the U.K. BSI also granted the Oncosil device breakthrough therapy designation.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/434129</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland Diagnostics snags breakthrough device designation for novel prostate cancer assay</title>
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        <![CDATA[Prostate cancer affects roughly 1 in 9 American men in their lifetime, with 174,650 new cases reported each year. However, current prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests lack specificity, leading to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of inconsequential cancers. Cleveland Diagnostics Inc. is looking to change that with its IsoPSA assay, which just received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. FDA. In clinical studies, the noninvasive, blood-based test has been shown to have higher accuracy than standard PSA tests.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/430365</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/430365-cleveland-diagnostics-snags-breakthrough-device-designation-for-novel-prostate-cancer-assay</link>
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      <title>Medtronic scores breakthrough device designation for TAAA stent graft system</title>
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        <![CDATA[Medtronic plc, of Dublin, has had a busy week. On Tuesday, it reported that it had received breakthrough device designation from the U.S. FDA for its Valiant TAAA stent graft system for the minimally invasive repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA).]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/430113</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/430113-medtronic-scores-breakthrough-device-designation-for-taaa-stent-graft-system</link>
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      <title>Trump promises quicker Medicare coverage for breakthrough technologies</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Gala Therapeutics gets breakthrough device designation for Rheox system</title>
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        <![CDATA[Chronic bronchitis affects more than 9 million people in the U.S., but current treatments fail to address the overproduction of mucus. Gala Therapeutics Inc., of Menlo Park, Calif., is looking to change that.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.bioworld.com/articles/430311</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.bioworld.com/articles/430311-gala-therapeutics-gets-breakthrough-device-designation-for-rheox-system</link>
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