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Eli Lilly Withdraws $1.9B Phase 2b Obesity Trial Before Launching Enrollment
Eli Lilly; obesity drug; tirzepatide; bimagrumab; trial termination; phase 2b; Zepbound; type 2 diabetes; clinical trial; regulatory strategy
Pfizer’s $4.9B Metsera Deal Signals More Pharma M&A in Booming Obesity Drug Market
Pfizer; Metsera; obesity drugs; weight loss; pharma M&A; GLP-1; biotech acquisition; pharmaceutical market; late-stage clinical development
Acadia Pulls Plug on Prader-Willi Drug After Phase 3 Trial Failure
Acadia Pharmaceuticals; Prader-Willi syndrome; carbetocin; ACP-101; phase 3 trial; hyperphagia; clinical trial failure; Soleno Therapeutics; Vykat XR
Acadia Halts Development of Nasal Prader-Willi Drug After Phase 3 Failure
Acadia Pharmaceuticals; carbetocin; Prader-Willi syndrome; Phase 3 trial; COMPASS PWS study; clinical trial failure; nasal spray; hyperphagia
BMS Breaks Clinical Losing Streak with Positive Phase 3 Myeloma Readout for Iberdomide
Bristol Myers Squibb; iberdomide; multiple myeloma; clinical trial; EXCALIBER-RRMM; minimal residual disease negativity; CELMoD; protein degradation; progression-free survival; phase 3; relapsed or refractory
FDA Approves Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Forzinity as First Treatment for Barth Syndrome After Rejection and Delay
FDA approval; Stealth BioTherapeutics; Forzinity; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; mitochondrial dysfunction; accelerated approval
Novo Nordisk Awaits FDA Decision on Oral Wegovy Pill for Obesity
Novo Nordisk; Wegovy; oral semaglutide; FDA approval; obesity treatment; GLP-1 pill; weight loss; cardiovascular risk
Priovant Announces Successful Phase III Results for Brepocitinib in Dermatomyositis (VALOR Study)
Priovant; Roivant; brepocitinib; Phase III; VALOR study; dermatomyositis; clinical trial; Total Improvement Score; TIS; steroid reduction; cutaneous remission; NDA filing
Eli Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Outperforms Semaglutide in Diabetes and Weight Loss Trials
Lilly; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; semaglutide; type 2 diabetes; weight loss; phase 3 trial; Novo Nordisk
Eli Lilly Loses Appeal to Overturn $183.7 Million Medicaid Rebate Judgment
Eli Lilly; Medicaid; rebate; court ruling; False Claims Act; drug pricing; whistleblower; 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; fraud; $183.7 million judgment