Disease or Syndrome
FDA Lifts Hold on Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ Pivotal Gene Therapy Study at Lower Dose
FDA; Rocket Pharmaceuticals; gene therapy; Danon disease; clinical hold; RP-A501; dose adjustment; C3 complement inhibitor; capillary leak syndrome; patient death; Phase II trial
American Academy of Pediatrics Breaks with RFK Jr., CDC on COVID Vaccines for Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics; AAP; COVID-19 vaccine; children; CDC; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; pediatric immunizations; public health guidance; vaccine policy
Draft MAHA Commission Report Outlines Broad Vaccine Framework and Addresses Childhood Chronic Disease
MAHA Commission; draft report; vaccine framework; childhood vaccine schedule; vaccine injuries; medical freedom; conflicts of interest; CDC; chronic disease; overmedicalization; pharmaceutical industry
Viking Therapeutics Shares Crash After Obesity Pill VK2735 Delivers 12% Weight Loss, But Side Effects and Discontinuations Raise Concerns
Viking Therapeutics; VK2735; obesity pill; weight loss; clinical trial; stock crash; side effects; adverse events; gastrointestinal; drug efficacy
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
FDA Extends PDUFA Date for Regenxbio’s Hunter Syndrome Gene Therapy RGX-121
FDA delay; PDUFA extension; Regenxbio; Hunter syndrome; clemidsogene lanparvovec; RGX-121; gene therapy; Mucopolysaccharidosis II; IDS gene; rare disease
VantAI and Halda Strike $1B+ AI-Driven Partnership on ‘Hold-and-Kill’ Drugs
VantAI; Halda Therapeutics; RIPTAC drugs; hold-and-kill; AI drug discovery; target-effector pairs; oncology; immunology; regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras; $1 billion deal
Battle Intensifies in the Obesity Drug Market as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly Vie for Dominance
obesity drugs; GLP-1; Wegovy; Zepbound; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; market competition; direct-to-consumer; pharmacy benefit managers; compounders; clinical trials
Stealth BioTherapeutics Resubmits Third FDA Application for Rare Disease Drug
Stealth BioTherapeutics; FDA resubmission; rare disease; Barth syndrome; elamipretide; drug approval; expanded access program
Merck KGaA and Skyhawk Therapeutics Launch $2B RNA-Targeting Neurology Collaboration
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; RNA-targeting; SkySTAR platform; neurological disorders; $2 billion collaboration; drug development; milestone payments; royalties