Vertex Drops Next-Generation Pain Drug After Phase 2 Failure, Casts Doubt on Broader Journavx Expansion

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Journavx; VX-993; pain management; acute pain; phase 2 clinical trial; sodium channel inhibitor; non-opioid pain drugs; FDA approval; peripheral neuropathic pain; drug development

Scientists Protest FDA’s Rejection of Replimune’s Tumor Destroying Therapy

Replimune; RP1; FDA rejection; oncolytic immunotherapy; melanoma; clinical trial; IGYNTE study; scientist protest; drug approval; patient heterogeneity

Replimune Awaits FDA Direction After Complete Response Letter for Advanced Melanoma Therapy

Replimune; FDA; Complete Response Letter; RP1; vusolimogene oderparepvec; nivolumab; advanced melanoma; cancer treatment; IGNYTE trial; accelerated approval

Royalty Market Accelerates with XOMA Biotech Acquisitions and OrbiMed’s Major Fundraise

royalty acquisition; XOMA Royalty; biotech M&A; OrbiMed; biopharma financing; mezigitamab; Turnstone Biologics; HilleVax; LAVA Therapeutics; contingent value rights; life sciences investment

Untangling Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Fallout and Trust Deficit

Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; patient deaths; FDA; AAVrh74 vector; regulatory action; clinical holds; transparency

ImmuneOnco and Instil Bio’s PD-L1xVEGF Bispecific Antibody Shows Promising Results in Phase 2 Lung Cancer Trial

ImmuneOnco; Instil Bio; IMM2510/AXN-2510; PD-L1xVEGF bispecific antibody; NSCLC; Phase 2 clinical trial; response rate; safety profile; chemotherapy combination; lung cancer

Apellis’ Empaveli Gains FDA Approval for Broad C3 Glomerulopathy Use, Setting Up Competition with Novartis’ Fabhalta

Apellis; Empaveli; FDA approval; C3 glomerulopathy; primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; Novartis; Fabhalta; pegcetacoplan; iptacopan; proteinuria; kidney disease

Rethinking Clinical Trial Data in the Era of Decentralization: Key Trends and Challenges (2025)

decentralized clinical trials; DCT; data quality; patient diversity; remote monitoring; AI in trials; data integration; risk-based oversight; clinical trial data; regulatory guidance