Capricor Claims FDA Misinterpreted Efficacy Data Leading to Rejection of DMD Therapy

Capricor Therapeutics; FDA rejection; deramiocel; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); efficacy data misinterpretation; clinical trial endpoints; HOPE-2 trial; non-parametric test; statistical significance; cell therapy

LB Pharmaceuticals Files for $228M IPO to Fund Phase III Schizophrenia Drug

LB Pharmaceuticals; IPO; Phase III trial; schizophrenia; LB-102; biotech; CNS therapeutics; bipolar depression; Alzheimer’s psychosis; amisulpride; FDA; Nasdaq

Takeda and Alkermes Detail Strong Clinical Results for Orexin Drugs in Narcolepsy – Head-to-Head Race Accelerates

Takeda; Alkermes; orexin agonists; narcolepsy; oveporexton; alixorexton; clinical trials; Phase 3; excessive daytime sleepiness; cataplexy; maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)

Epigenic Therapeutics and NRG Therapeutics Each Secure ~$60M in Series B Rounds for Epigenetic and Neuroscience Advances

Epigenic Therapeutics; NRG Therapeutics; Series B funding; epigenetic therapy; hepatitis B; hypercholesterolemia; Parkinson’s disease; ALS; biotechnology investment; gene silencing

Eli Lilly Touts ‘Striking’ Progression-Free Survival Results for Jaypirca in New Front-Line CLL Study

Jaypirca; Eli Lilly; CLL; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; BRUIN CLL-313; progression-free survival; BTK inhibitor; first-line treatment; clinical trial; label expansion

Daiichi and Merck’s Lung Cancer ADC Achieves 48% Response Rate in Pivotal Trial

Daiichi Sankyo; Merck & Co.; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; IDeate-Lung01; objective response rate; accelerated approval; progression-free survival; overall survival; FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation

AstraZeneca Escalates EGFR Lung Cancer Rivalry with J&J: Tagrisso Combo Posts Survival Win

AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; Johnson & Johnson; Rybrevant; Lazcluze; Flaura2 trial; overall survival; lung cancer; chemotherapy combination

BioNTech and BMS Announce First Global Data for PD-L1xVEGF Bispecific in Small Cell Lung Cancer, Set Phase 3 Dose

BioNTech; Bristol Myers Squibb; BMS; PD-L1xVEGF bispecific; BNT327; pumitamig; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; phase 2 trial; phase 3 dose; overall response rate; VEGF-A; PD-L1; chemotherapy