Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Decanoate Achieves Third Consecutive Phase 3 Success

Merck; oral PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide decanoate; Phase 3 trials; CORALreef Lipids; hypercholesterolemia; lowering LDL cholesterol; statin therapy; first oral PCSK9; clinical trial results

Novartis Takes Another Shot at Alpha-Synuclein With $2.2B Arrowhead CNS Deal

Novartis; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson’s disease; RNA interference (RNAi); gene silencing; ARO-SNCA; TRiM platform; neurodegeneration; biotech partnerships

Servier Pays $210M Upfront for Ex-US Rights to Ideaya’s PKC Inhibitor Darovasertib

Servier; Ideaya Biosciences; darovasertib; protein kinase C inhibitor; PKC inhibitor; uveal melanoma; oncology licensing deal; clinical trials; milestone payments; royalties

Ionis Posts Strong Results for Tryngolza in Severe Blood Fat Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Tryngolza; olezarsen; hypertriglyceridemia; triglycerides; Phase III Essence study; FDA approval; familial chylomicronemia syndrome; cardiovascular risk reduction; drug launch

FDA Rejection Derails PTC Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Hopeful

PTC Therapeutics; FDA rejection; vatiquinone; Friedreich’s ataxia; rare disease; efficacy concerns; complete response letter; clinical trial failure