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Arcus Biosciences Advances Promising Kidney Cancer Drug Casdatifan After Gilead Opts Out
Arcus Biosciences, casdatifan, HIF-2a inhibitor, kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), Gilead Sciences, clinical trial data, $150 million stock offering
AnaptysBio’s Rosnilimab Shows Promising Results in Phase 2b Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial, Driving Stock Surge
AnaptysBio, rosnilimab, rheumatoid arthritis, Phase 2b trial, RENOIR study, clinical efficacy, stock price increase, immunology therapeutics
Voyager Therapeutics Halts ALS Gene Therapy Development Due to Off-Target Effects
SOD1 ALS gene therapy, Off-target effects, VY9323, siRNA payload, TRACER capsid, Preclinical data, Drug development delay
ViiV Healthcare’s Multifaceted Approach to Combating HIV in Black Communities
ViiV Healthcare, HIV prevention, Black communities, Risk to Reasons, community grants, stigma reduction, education, access to care
Pliant Therapeutics Halts Key Fibrosis Drug Trial, Stock Plummets Amid Uncertainty
Pliant Therapeutics, bexotegrast, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, BEACON-IPF trial, clinical trial pause, stock crash, Data Safety Monitoring Board
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Results for DURAVYU in Wet AMD, Challenging Established Anti-VEGF Therapies
DURAVYU, vorolanib, wet AMD, anti-VEGF therapy, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, clinical trial results, stock price movement
RFK Jr. Dodges Vaccine-Autism Questions in Senate Confirmation Responses
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS Secretary nomination, vaccine misinformation, autism, Senate confirmation hearings, written responses
Pharmaceutical Industry Warns of Drug Shortages and Price Hikes Due to Trump’s New Tariffs
Trump tariffs, drug shortages, price increases, pharmaceutical industry, trade groups, supply chain disruption, generic drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)
Omega Therapeutics Faces Bankruptcy and Layoffs Despite Recent Novo Nordisk Obesity Deal
Omega Therapeutics, bankruptcy, layoffs, Novo Nordisk, obesity deal, Flagship Pioneering, epigenomics, financial struggles
New year starts with a bang as trio of venture financings brings in $382M
Venture capital, Biotech funding, Megarounds, Tenvie Therapeutics, Private financing, Life sciences investments