Two Courts Reject Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act, Marking Major Win for Government

Inflation Reduction Act; IRA; Medicare Drug Negotiation Program; AstraZeneca; federal courts; constitutional challenge; administrative law; Third Circuit Court; CMS; Medicare

Senate Drops Orphan Cures Act from Trump’s Tax Bill, Dealing Setback to Biopharma

Orphan Cures Act; orphan drugs; Trump tax bill; biopharma; Senate; IRA price negotiations; rare diseases; Big Beautiful Bill; healthcare legislation; reconciliation bill

Pfizer’s Sasanlimab Shows 32% Reduction in Bladder Cancer Risk But Misses Secondary Endpoints in Phase 3 CREST Trial

Sasanlimab (PD-1 inhibitor), Bladder cancer risk reduction, Phase 3 CREST trial, BCG combination therapy, Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), Event-free survival (EFS), Overall survival (OS) endpoint missed, Subcutaneous administration

New NIH grant rules override the Civil Rights Act of 1964, barring recipients from DEI activities

United States National Institutes of Health, recipients, NIH, Policy, Diversity, Changing, Condition, civil, federal, civil, protections, recipients, Israeli (population group), Civil Rights Act, 1964

Alzheon Investigates Subgroup Data Following Phase 3 Trial of ALZ-801 in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease , ALZ-801 , Valiltramiprosate , APOE4 genotype , Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) , Amyloid-targeting therapy , Phase 3 trial results , Cognitive decline , Subgroup analysis , Precision medicine

Tempest Seeks Strategic Partners to Launch Phase 3 Liver Cancer Trial Amid Funding Challenges

Tempest Therapeutics , Amezalpat , Phase 3 Trial , Liver Cancer (HCC) , Strategic Partnerships , Biotech Funding , PPAR⍺ Antagonist , Clinical Oncology , FDA Clearance , Tecentriq and Avastin Combination Therapy

Rallybio Halts Development of Lead FNAIT Program Following Phase 2 Failure

Rallybio RLYB212, Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT), Phase 2 clinical trial, Maternal immune disorder therapy, Biotech pipeline shift

Wave Life Sciences’ WVE-N531 Shows Promise in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), WVE-N531, exon 53 skipping, Phase II trial, dystrophin expression, muscle health improvement, FDA approval