Disease or Syndrome
Eli Lilly and Superluminal Ink $1.3B Pact Targeting GPCRs in Obesity, Cardiometabolic Diseases
Eli Lilly; Superluminal Medicines; GPCRs; obesity drugs; cardiometabolic diseases; AI drug discovery; MC4R; partnership; milestones; equity investment
CytomX Continues Phase I ADC Study After Patient Death
CytomX; CX-2051; Phase I; ADC; colorectal cancer; patient death; acute kidney injury; clinical trial; safety; FDA; trial continuation
NIH and HHS Cancel Major mRNA Vaccine Research Funding, Citing Lack of Public Trust
NIH; mRNA vaccine; public trust; research funding; BARDA; COVID-19; vaccine hesitancy; RFK Jr.; Jay Bhattacharya; grant cancellation
Response Pharma: RDX-002 Limits Weight Regain After GLP-1 Therapy – Positive Phase II Results Announced
Response Pharmaceuticals; RDX-002; GLP-1 discontinuation; weight regain; obesity; Phase II clinical trial; postprandial triglycerides; cardiometabolic health; iMTP inhibitor
Insmed Secures FDA Approval for First DPP1 Inhibitor in Lung Disease
Insmed; FDA approval; DPP1 inhibitor; Brensocatib; Brinsupri; bronchiectasis; lung disease
Insmed’s Brinsupri Receives First-Ever FDA Approval for Progressive Lung Disease
Brinsupri; Insmed; FDA approval; non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis; bronchiectasis; DPP1 inhibitor; brensocatib; progressive lung disease; neutrophil-mediated disease; first-in-class
PureTech Spins Out Celea Therapeutics to Advance IPF Drug Candidate
PureTech; Celea Therapeutics; spin-out; lung disease; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; deupirfenidone; LYT-100; Sven Dethlefs; phase 3 trial
Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)
Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions
FDA may not renew Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shot authorization, creating uncertainty for fall child vaccinations
FDA; Pfizer-BioNTech; pediatric COVID-19 vaccine; EUA renewal; authorization not renewed; child vaccinations; fall 2025; regulatory framework; Moderna comparison; CDC guidance
After CDC shooting, employees and public health leaders urge RFK Jr. to change his rhetoric
CDC shooting; RFK Jr. rhetoric; vaccine misinformation; CDC employee reactions; public health leaders; security measures; Atlanta CDC campus; Officer David Rose; HHS leadership; workplace safety