Clinical Trials: Page 2


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    Gritstone shares fall on shaky study results for colorectal cancer vaccine

    While the company claimed its shot showed signs of working in a Phase 2 trial, the data weren’t strong enough to prove a treatment benefit.

    By April 2, 2024
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    Verve pauses base editing trial, shifts strategy after treatment side effect

    Lab abnormalities in one study participant led the company to halt enrollment and prioritize a different version of its genetic medicine for heart disease.

    By April 2, 2024
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    COVID-19 vaccines

    The urgency of the pandemic’s first two years is giving way to questions of how to sustain public health responses and prepare for what could come next. In the U.S., health officials are urging booster shots and preparing for private sector distribution of vaccines.

    By BioPharma Dive staff
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    Vertex moves kidney disease drug into late-stage testing

    The drug, inaxaplin, is an important pipeline prospect for Vertex, which is working to expand beyond the cystic fibrosis medicines that made its name. 

    By April 1, 2024
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    Bristol Myers says KRAS drug succeeds in key trial

    Confirmatory results for Krazati, which Bristol Myers acquired via its buyout of Mirati, could help the drug win full approval while Amgen has been set back.

    By March 29, 2024
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    European study finds popular ALS drug ineffective

    The failure of a medicine known as TUDCA is yet another disappointment for ALS patients, as it comes just after Amylyx’s therapy Relyvrio proved unsuccessful in confirmatory testing.

    By March 27, 2024
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    Obesity drugs

    Viking stays in obesity drug race with early data for weight loss pill

    The results are from a small Phase 1 study, but suggest Viking’s oral GLP-1 drug may not come with high rates of gastrointestinal side effects. 

    By March 26, 2024
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    Stoke shares surge on updated results for Dravet drug

    The biotech is trying to develop a Spinraza-like drug for the condition, a form of genetic epilepsy. Fresh data appear supportive of a high dose’s effectiveness. 

    By March 26, 2024
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    Axsome drug succeeds in narcolepsy symptoms trial

    Despite the late-stage victory, shares of the New York-based biotech dipped more than 3%. One analyst argued that Axsome’s drug has “largely been falling under investor radars.”

    By March 25, 2024
  • FDA rejects Regeneron lymphoma drug, setting back company’s oncology push

    The agency wants Regeneron to make more progress with a confirmatory trial before clearing odronextamab, a “bispecific” antibody being developed for multiple blood cancers. 

    By March 25, 2024
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    Improving clinical trial design with real-world data

    Leveraging real-world data (RWD) transforms global clinical trials, enhancing patient engagement and improving regulatory decision-making.

    March 25, 2024
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    Roche autoimmune disease drug disappoints in closely watched trial

    Though the medicine hit its goal in a Phase 3 study in myasthenia gravis, the results fell short of expectations in a boost to rival drug developers like Argenx and AstraZeneca.

    By March 21, 2024
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    Acelyrin eye drug heads to late-stage testing after trial win

    The biotech, which raised $540 million in an initial public offering last year, is pitching the medicine as a potential challenger to Amgen’s blockbuster eye drug Tepezza.

    By March 20, 2024
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    With new data, Bayer readies rival to Astellas menopause drug

    Following a third successful Phase 3 trial, the company is planning approval filings for the medicine, which it acquired in a $425 million deal four years ago.

    By March 19, 2024
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    Merck reveals plans to develop newer HPV shots

    The pharma intends to test a single-dose regimen as well as a shot that may provide broader protection than the current versions of Gardasil that regularly generate billions in annual sales.

    By March 13, 2024
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    Acadia drug fails schizophrenia trial, setting back company’s expansion plans

    The setback shuts out Acadia’s top medicine from a large sales opportunity and heightens the biotech’s dependence on a pipeline filled with risky drug prospects. 

    By Kristin Jensen • March 12, 2024
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    Roche, following setbacks, turns to its next Alzheimer’s drug

    Roche said its experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug trontinemab showed it might be able to clear brain plaques faster than other medicines.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Q&A

    Amylyx CEOs look for a path forward following major setback

    Justin Klee and Joshua Cohen spoke to BioPharma Dive about the next steps for their company, which is considering pulling its only product from market after the drug failed a confirmatory study in ALS.

    By March 11, 2024
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    Amylyx ALS drug fails crucial study, putting company’s future in doubt

    The results have led Amylyx to pause promotion of Relyvrio and potentially pull it from the market in the coming weeks, a major blow to the company and ALS patients.

    By Updated March 8, 2024
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    NodThera says inflammation drug has positive effect in Parkinson’s

    The results from the privately held biotech add to early evidence supporting the potential of an increasingly popular drug target known as NLRP3 inflammasomes.

    By March 7, 2024
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    Novo’s latest obesity pill spurs major weight loss in small trial

    Early results from a Phase 1 study suggest the drug, amycretin, could be as potent as injectable medicines already sold by Novo and rival Eli Lilly.

    By March 7, 2024
  • Alnylam, Roche blood pressure drug scores in second mid-stage trial

    The study results further validate Roche’s recent decision to acquire rights to the drug, which is being developed for people with a stubborn form of hypertension.

    By March 5, 2024
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    Apogee data hint at potential for long-lasting eczema drug

    The biotech, which raised $300 million in an IPO last year, disclosed early results suggesting its therapy could be dosed less frequently than medicines from Eli Lilly and Regeneron. 

    By Kristin Jensen • March 5, 2024
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    Akero strengthens MASH drug’s case with new study data

    The updated results show that responses to the drug, which is currently in late-stage testing, deepened with time, helping the company rebound from an earlier setback.

    By March 4, 2024
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    Using knowledge graphs to drive drug discovery

    How are knowledge graphs changing the path of drug discovery?

    March 4, 2024
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    Incannex says psilocybin therapy lowered anxiety in small study

    Shares of the Australian biotech rocketed up about 55% after the company announced results from a mid-stage study in generalized anxiety disorder. 

    By Feb. 28, 2024