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Arrowhead’s RNAi Obesity Programs ARO-INHBE and ARO-ALK7 Advance with Encouraging Phase 1/2a Data
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; ARO-INHBE; ARO-ALK7; RNAi; obesity; Phase 1/2a; tirzepatide; Zepbound; weight loss
Novo Nordisk Launches Wegovy Pill in the US with Broad Availability
Novo Nordisk; Wegovy pill; US launch; January 2026; oral GLP-1; weight loss
GSK wins FDA approval for ultra-long-acting asthma drug Exdensur (depemokimab)
GSK; Exdensur; depemokimab; FDA approval; severe asthma; ultra-long-acting biologic; twice-yearly dosing; type 2 inflammation; eosinophilic phenotype; IL-5 inhibitor
Innovent’s Mazdutide Shows Promising Obesity Data in Adolescents; No Everest PCSK9 News
Innovent; mazdutide; obesity; adolescents; Phase 1b; weight loss; China
AC Immune Reports Promising Phase 2 Interim Data for Parkinson’s Immunotherapy ACI-7104.056
AC Immune; ACI-7104.056; Parkinson’s disease; Phase 2 trial; alpha-synuclein; biomarker stabilization
Lilly’s triple agonist retatrutide posts strongest weight-loss data to date, with unusual sensory skin side effect reported
Eli Lilly; retatrutide; triple agonist; triple hormone receptor agonist; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon; obesity; weight loss; TRIUMPH-4; Phase III; dysesthesia; abnormal sense of touch; safety signal; side effects
Novartis antibody ianalumab helps prolong control of rare blood disorder ITP
Novartis; ianalumab; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare blood disorder; antibody; VAYHIT2 trial; time to treatment failure; disease control; ASH 2025; Promacta; eltrombopag
Structure Therapeutics’ oral obesity drug shows competitive early data vs Novo and Lilly; Ascletis reports early obesity results
Structure Therapeutics; GSBR-1290; oral GLP-1; obesity pill; weight-loss drug; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; Wegovy; Ozempic; Zepbound; Ascletis; ASC41; ASC42; phase 1 trial; phase 2 trial; weight reduction; safety profile
FDA Refuses to Release Detailed Data on Claimed COVID Vaccine-Linked Child Deaths in Near Term
FDA; COVID-19 vaccine; child deaths; myocarditis; vaccine safety; Vinay Prasad; data release; vaccine oversight
Top Drug Regulator Richard Pazdur to Retire from FDA Amid Industry Concerns
Richard Pazdur; FDA; retirement; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; drug regulation; Marty Makary; leadership turnover