Clinical Trials: Page 2

Mirati keeps pace with Amgen in hunt for KRAS cancer drug

Initial trial results showed Mirati's closely watched KRAS inhibitor led to responses in patients with lung and colon cancers, although data remain early.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 28, 2019
AstraZeneca joins Bristol-Myers' run at Merck in lung cancer

Imfinzi plus chemotherapy kept patients from progressing as quickly as chemo alone in a key study, but oncologists will need to see survival and safety data.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 28, 2019
GSK advances new antibiotic into Phase 3 studies

The drug is the first in a new antibiotic class, said the British pharma, which is one of just a few large drugmakers still developing antibacterial treatments.
By Andrew Dunn • Oct. 28, 2019
AstraZeneca blood cancer drug heading for showdown with AbbVie's

Competitive data from a Calquence leukemia study could help the U.K.-based big pharma add to its growing oncology sales.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 24, 2019
7 questions on Biogen's revival of a failed Alzheimer's drug

Biogen plans to submit aducanumab for approval, a dramatic reversal from the biotech's March decision to halt two large studies of the drug. Here's a look at what's still unknown.
By Ned Pagliarulo , Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 22, 2019
Novartis downplays late-stage asthma drug failures

Fevipiprant failed the first pair of late-stage clinical trials in asthma. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan said a second pair of studies are more likely to succeed.
By Andrew Dunn • Oct. 22, 2019
In major surprise, Biogen will ask FDA to approve Alzheimer's drug aducanumab

New data from two trials halted earlier this year found the drug reduced clinical decline, Biogen said in an announcement likely to reverberate throughout the Alzheimer's research community.
By Jacob Bell • Oct. 22, 2019
Seattle Genetics stock hits record high on well-placed breast cancer bet

Positive results for tucatinib should help the Seattle biotech in its quest to expand beyond Adcetris, currently its only approved drug.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 21, 2019
Mirati data to test whether biotech can challenge Amgen in KRAS quest

Shares in Mirati soared this year, driven higher by optimism the drugmaker can replicate Amgen's KRAS success. Data due Oct. 28 will give the first look at whether Mirati's candidate holds promise.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 18, 2019
Merck's Ebola vaccine wins key European vote

Erevebo has already been administered to 274,000 people, and data indicate it is effective against the virus currently causing an African outbreak.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 18, 2019
Lilly cancer drug pipeline hit by trial setback

Pegilodecakin, an immunotherapy acquired in the pharma's $1.6 billion deal for Armo BioSciences, failed to extend survival in patients with pancreatic cancer.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 16, 2019
Reata surprises with positive data in challenging rare disease

There are no FDA-approved drugs for Friedreich's Ataxia, an uncommon neurological disorder. Reata looks closer to changing that with its latest data.
By Jacob Bell • Oct. 15, 2019
ProQR eye-disease data lend confidence that pivotal trial will succeed

The positive data also helps to keep the Netherlands drugmaker ahead of gene-editing specialists Editas and its partner, Allergan.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 10, 2019
After more than a year, Gilead finds new chief medical officer

Coming from Roche's Genentech, Merdad Parsey will oversee clinical development and medical affairs starting Nov. 1.
By Jacob Bell • Oct. 07, 2019
Sarepta, in shadow of FDA setback, marks gene therapy progress

The biotech released the first functional data from a trial of an experimental gene therapy treating a different type of muscular dystrophy than Exondys 51.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 04, 2019
Arbutus stops early hepatitis B study on safety concerns

Shares in the Pennsylvania biotech shed a quarter of their value Friday, putting the company down more than 70% for the year.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 04, 2019
Amicus rare disease data build hope for approval

The real test of the Pompe disease therapy, however, will be an enrolling Phase 3 study that's set to read out data in 2021.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 02, 2019
FDA knocks back AstraZeneca's respiratory ambitions

The rejection of AstraZeneca's triple respiratory inhaler puts the company further behind its U.K. rival, GlaxoSmithKline.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 01, 2019
Seattle Genetics makes case it can be more than Adcetris

Known best for its approved antibody drug conjugate, the biotech impressed at ESMO with positive results from two experimental drugs.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 30, 2019
Novartis, Lilly drugs set new survival bar in breast cancer

Study results detailing the survival benefit to Kisqali and Verzenio could help persuade more doctors to prescribe the targeted drugs.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 29, 2019
AstraZeneca, Merck strengthen lead in PARP drug class

AbbVie appears back on track with rival veliparib, but until it's approved Lynparza looks set to be a preferred option in first-line ovarian cancer.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 28, 2019
Colon cancer proves tougher target for Amgen's KRAS drug

A much lower response rate in colorectal cancer than in lung could signal the two tumor types respond differently to blocking KRAS with AMG 510.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 28, 2019
Cancer immunotherapy boom showing no sign of slowdown

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute found nearly 3,900 drugs in preclinical and clinical development, up 91% from just two years ago.
By Ned Pagliarulo • UPDATED: Sept. 27, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.
Pfizer's new JAK drug works, but class safety concerns linger

While effective, the class has come under regulatory scrutiny for increasing patients' risk of blood clots and cardiovascular events.
By Jacob Bell • Sept. 27, 2019
Investors conclude there are probably better NASH drugs than Enanta's

The biotech's stock plummeted more than 18% Thursday as data showed its FXR agonist barely cleared the threshold for success in a Phase 2 study.
By Jacob Bell • Sept. 26, 2019

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