March 4, 2025
Australia Rejects Eisai’s Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi
Leqembi, Eisai, Alzheimer’s disease, Australia, TGA, drug rejection
Pliant Therapeutics Discontinues Phase 2b/3 Trial of Bexotegrast in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Due to Safety Concerns
Pliant Therapeutics, bexotegrast, BEACON-IPF trial, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), safety concerns, clinical trial discontinuation
Novartis Licenses Kyorin’s Preclinical Chronic Hives Drug for $55M Upfront
Novartis, Kyorin Pharmaceutical, KRP-M223, chronic spontaneous urticaria, licensing deal, MRGPRX2 antagonist
Callio Therapeutics Debuts with $187M to Develop Next-Generation Multi-Payload ADCs for Cancer
Multi-payload ADCs, antibody-drug conjugates, oncology, HER2-targeted therapy, dual-payload technology, cancer treatment, biotechnology startup
Australia steadfast on rejection of Eisai, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi
Lecanemab, Eisai, Leqembi, Alzheimer ‘s disease, Decision, Presenile dementia, Australia
Novartis Secures Global Rights to Kyorin’s KRP-M223 for Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases
Novartis, Kyorin Pharmaceutical, KRP-M223, MRGPRX2 antagonist, chronic spontaneous urticaria, Dupixent, licensing agreement
Lexicon stumbles on second batch of mixed results for pain drug
Dosage, lexicon, Statistical Significance
AbbVie Enters Obesity Market with $2.3 Billion Gubra Deal for Amylin Analog
AbbVie, Gubra, Obesity treatment, GUB014295 (GUBamy), Amylin analog, Weight loss drug, Pharmaceutical licensing deal