Disease or Syndrome
EMA Dispels Link Between GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Suicidal Ideation Risk New
EMA, GLP-1 receptor agonists, Diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Suicidal ideation risk, No causal association, Pharmacovigilance activities, Continued monitoring
Experts Commend Amylyx for Withdrawing ALS Drug Relyvrio Following Trial Failure
Amylyx, Relyvrio, ALS drug, Trial failure, Market withdrawal, Promise kept
Merck KGaA Partners with AI Techbio Caris Discovery for ADC Discovery, Up to $1.4 Billion in Milestones
Merck KGaA, AI techbio, Caris Discovery, Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC), $1.4 billion milestones, ADC discovery deal
Basilea Secures FDA Approval for Zevtera to Treat Three Types of Bacterial Infections
Basilea Pharmaceutica, Zevtera (ceftobiprole), FDA approval, Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) status, Priority Review/ Fast Track/ and QIDP designations, Ten years of exclusivity in the US
Diagonal Therapeutics Secures $128 Million Series A Funding through Innovative Antibody Agonists
Diagonal Therapeutics, Series A funding, Antibody agonism, Cellular “on” switches, Rare diseases
Diagonal Therapeutics Secures $128 Million Funding to Target Rare Diseases
Diagonal Therapeutics, Antibody biotech, $128 million funding, Rare diseases focus, Orphan disease treatment, Chronic anemia, Merck’s Winrevair related research, Blue-chip investors
Vanda’s Fanapt Secures Second FDA Approval for Treating Bipolar I Disorder
Fanapt, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Bipolar I Disorder, Second FDA Nod, Iloperidone, Acute Treatment of Manic or Mixed Episodes
Verve Temporarily Halts Lead Base Editing Study Following Adverse Event, Prioritizes Alternative Therapy
Verve Therapeutics, Lead base editing program, Adverse event, VERVE-101, Serious adverse events (SAEs), Grade 3 ALT elevation, Thrombocytopenia, Pause enrollment in Heart-1 study, Alternative therapy focus: VERVE-102, Ionizable lipid delivery system, Phase Ib Heart-2 clinical trial, Q2 2024 initiation of Heart-2 clinical trial.
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zeposia Misses Mark in Phase 3 Crohn’s Disease Study
Bristol Myers Squibb, Zeposia (ozanimod), Phase 3 Trial Setback, Crohn’s Disease, Clinical Remission Endpoint Not Met, YELLOWSTONE Program, Unmet Medical Need in Crohn’s Treatment
Medicare Coverage Gap Linked to Reduced Prescription Rates for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
GLP-1 drugs, Medicare coverage gap, Lower prescription rates, Obesity treatment, Semaglutide (Wegovy), Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), Liraglutide (Saxenda), Healthcare costs, Truveta study