Category Regulatory

Japan ATTR-CM Trial Shows Promise for Acoramidis, Mirroring Global Results

Encouraging Outcomes in Japan Phase III Trial of Acoramidis for Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Consistent with Global ATTRibute-CM Phase III Trial Positive high-level results from the Japan Phase III trial of acoramidis in adults with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) showed…

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Extended Study Highlights Persistent Retinal Drying and Vision Enhancement with Roche’s Vabysmo in Retinal Vein Occlusion

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today new 72-week data from two global Phase III studies, BALATON and COMINO, evaluating Vabysmo® (faricimab) in macular edema due to branch and central retinal vein occlusion (BRVO and CRVO).1,2 Whereas available RVO treatments are…

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Atara Biotherapeutics and Pierre Fabre Laboratories Release Phase 3 ALLELE Tab-cel® Results in The Lancet Oncology

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, leveraging its novel allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, and Pierre Fabre Laboratories, a global player in oncology and  responsible for worldwide…

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Vertex Reports Favorable Outcomes from Phase 3 Trials of VX-548 for Managing Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) has reported positive outcomes from its Phase 3 program for VX-548, a selective NaV1.8 inhibitor, designed to address moderate-to-severe acute pain. The Phase 3 program encompassed two pivotal trials following abdominoplasty and bunionectomy surgery, as…

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Bristol Myers Squibb’s Breyanzi Granted Regulatory Acceptance in the U.S. and Japan for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma and Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has received regulatory acceptance from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for Breyanzi® (lisocabtagene maraleucel). In the U.S., the FDA accepted two supplemental Biologics…

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Opdivo® in Combination with CABOMETYX® Demonstrates Long-Term Survival Benefits After Four Years of Follow-Up in the CheckMate -9ER Trial in First-Line Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) today announced four-year follow-up results from the CheckMate -9ER trial evaluating Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib) vs. sunitinib in patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Results continued to show…

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Positive Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Data for an Investigational Gene Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss to be Presented at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 2024 MidWinter Meeting

Akouos, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), today announced positive initial clinical results from the Phase 1/2 AK-OTOF-101 study, which demonstrated pharmacologic hearing restoration within 30 days of AK-OTOF administration in the first participant, an individual…

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IMFINZI® plus transarterial chemoembolization and bevacizumab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 23% vs. TACE in liver cancer eligible for embolization

Positive results from the EMERALD-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s IMFINZI®(durvalumab) in combination with TACE and bevacizumab demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) compared to TACE alone in patients with…

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Imfinzi plus transarterial chemoembolisation and bevacizumab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 23% vs. TACE in liver cancer eligible for embolisation

Positive results from the EMERALD-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with TACE and bevacizumab demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) compared to TACE alone in patients with hepatocellular…

Read MoreImfinzi plus transarterial chemoembolisation and bevacizumab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 23% vs. TACE in liver cancer eligible for embolisation

Voydeya granted first-ever regulatory approval in Japan for adults with PNH to be used in combination with C5 inhibitor therapy

Voydeya (danicopan) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). It is indicated in Japan in combination with C5 inhibitor therapy when patients have had an insufficient response to such C5 inhibitors.1 Voydeya is a first-in-class, oral, Factor…

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Biotech companies to increase R&D spend but highlight complexity of clinical trials – ICON

ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, today launched its “Optimising biotech funding” whitepaper. This provides an overview of the current state of play for biotech companies and the research and development (R&D) strategies they can…

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