Disease or Syndrome
Abivax aces pair of phase 3 ulcerative colitis trials as end of cash runway looms
Abivax; Obefazimod; ulcerative colitis; Phase 3 trial; clinical remission; ABTECT-1; ABTECT-2; cash runway; induction trials; oral miR-124 enhancer; maintenance trial
Sarepta Therapeutics Faces FDA Crackdown after Third Patient Death; George Tidmarsh Named Top FDA Drug Regulator; Multiple Drugs Rejected; Pharma Invests Billions in US Manufacturing
Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; gene therapy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; clinical hold; George Tidmarsh; drug rejection; reshoring; pharmaceutical manufacturing
Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Sarepta, bowing to FDA pressure, pauses shipments of Duchenne gene therapy Elevidys
Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; shipment pause; patient deaths; safety concerns
Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs
Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings
Replimune’s Shares Plunge After FDA Rejects Melanoma Drug Application
Replimune; RP1; FDA rejection; melanoma; cancer drug; Complete Response Letter; clinical trial design; objective response rate; share price drop
AstraZeneca Unveils $50 Billion U.S. Investment, Including Major Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
AstraZeneca; investment; United States; Virginia plant; manufacturing; R&D; tariffs; chronic diseases; job creation; pharmaceuticals
Alkermes Advances Narcolepsy Therapy with Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Alixorexton
Alkermes; narcolepsy; alixorexton; Phase 2 trial; orexin 2 receptor agonist; narcolepsy type 1; normative wakefulness; late-stage testing; Vibrance-1 study; cataplexy; excessive daytime sleepiness
Sarepta Stands Behind Elevidys After FDA Requests Withdrawal Amid Safety Concerns
Sarepta; Elevidys; FDA; gene therapy; market withdrawal; safety concerns; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; deaths; clinical trial hold
Biogen Pledges $2 Billion Manufacturing Investment in North Carolina
Biogen; manufacturing investment; North Carolina; Research Triangle Park; biotechnology; antisense oligonucleotides; gene therapy; automation; AI; expansion