Immunologic Factor – Page 3

Leap Therapeutics Slashes 75% of Workforce, Ends Clinical Trial, Considers Strategic Options

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged Biotech Layoffs, Clinical Trials, FL-501, Flatulence, LEAP, Sirexatamab, strategic alternatives

Leap Therapeutics; workforce reduction; biotech layoffs; clinical trial; strategic alternatives; sirexatamab; FL-501; R&D wind down

Sen. Bill Cassidy Calls for Deferral of CDC Vaccine Meeting After RFK Jr. Panel Shakeup

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged ACIP, Advisory Committees, Bill Cassidy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Confirmation, Deferred, HELP Committee, Policy, RFK Jr., Senate, Vaccines

Bill Cassidy; RFK Jr.; CDC; vaccine advisory committee; ACIP; confirmation; deferral; Senate HELP Committee; vaccine policy

Exelixis’ Zanzalintinib Achieves Key Survival Goal in Pivotal Colorectal Cancer Study

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged atezolizumab, checkpoint inhibitor, Clinical Trials, Colorectal Carcinoma, Exelixis, Overall Survival, STELLAR-303, Stivarga, zanzalintinib

Exelixis; zanzalintinib; colorectal cancer; pivotal trial; overall survival; atezolizumab; checkpoint inhibitor; Stivarga; STELLAR-303; clinical trial

FDA Grants Dupixent (Dupilumab) Eighth Approval: Now Cleared for Bullous Pemphigoid

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged Approved, Autoimmune Diseases, Bullous pemphigoid, Drugs, Orphan, dupilumab, Dupixent, Priority Review, Regeneron, sanofi, type 2 inflammation, United States Food and Drug Administration

Dupixent; Dupilumab; Sanofi; Regeneron; bullous pemphigoid; FDA approval; type 2 inflammation; autoimmune disease; priority review; orphan drug

Scholar Rock’s SMA drug helps Zepbound patients retain muscle in phase 2 trial

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged apitegromab, GDF8 protein, human, Inhibitor, Lean Mass, muscle preservation, Obesity, Phase 2 trial, Scholar Rock, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Weight Loss, Zepbound

Scholar Rock; apitegromab; SMA drug; Zepbound; tirzepatide; muscle preservation; obesity; weight loss; phase 2 trial; lean mass; myostatin inhibitor

Ousted ACIP Members Criticize RFK Jr.’s ‘Destabilizing’ Changes to U.S. Vaccine Policy

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged ACIP, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Committee, Decision, Employment Termination, Policy, public health medicine (field), Recommendation, RFK Jr., Vaccines

ACIP; RFK Jr.; vaccine policy; CDC; committee dismissal; public health; vaccine recommendations; destabilizing decisions

BioNTech Acquires CureVac to Advance mRNA Cancer Therapies and End Patent Disputes

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, BioNTech, biotech merger, COVID19 (disease), CureVac, Immunotherapy for cancer, Legal patent, Merger, RNA, Messenger, Vaccines

BioNTech; CureVac; mRNA; acquisition; COVID-19 vaccine; cancer immunotherapy; merger; patent dispute; biotech merger

FDA Approves CSL’s Andembry, Directly Competing With Takeda’s Takhzyro in HAE

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged Andembry, Angioedemas, Hereditary, Approved, dosing, factor XIIa, garadacimab-gxii, Inhibitor, SMPX gene, Subcutaneous Injections, Takeda, Takhzyro, United States Food and Drug Administration

Andembry; garadacimab-gxii; FDA approval; hereditary angioedema; HAE; CSL; Takhzyro; Takeda; factor XIIa inhibitor; once-monthly dosing; subcutaneous injection

Roche Advances Prasinezumab Into Phase III Trials for Parkinson’s Despite Mixed Phase II Results

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged alpha-synuclein antibody, Biological Markers, Clinical Trials, disease-modifying treatment, PADOVA study, Parkinson 's disease, Pasadena, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, Prasinezumab, Prothena, Roche (company)

Roche; prasinezumab; Parkinson’s disease; Phase III trial; clinical trials; alpha-synuclein antibody; Prothena; PADOVA study; PASADENA study; biomarker; disease-modifying treatment

J&J CAR-T Therapy Achieves 100% Response Rate in Early-Stage Lymphoma Trial

1 month ago talkbio0Tagged CAR-T therapy, CD19 Antigens, CD20 Antigens, Clinical Trials, dual-targeting, Early-stage, Frequency of Responses, J&J, JNJ-4496, Lymphoma, Phase 1b, relapsed/refractory large-B-cell lymphoma

J&J; CAR-T therapy; lymphoma; early-stage; clinical trial; dual-targeting; CD19; CD20; objective response rate; Phase 1b; JNJ-4496; relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma