Elevara Raises $70M to Advance Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Targeting Synovial Fibroblasts

Elevara Medicines; Series A financing; rheumatoid arthritis; ELV001; CDK4/6 inhibitor; synovial fibroblasts; Teijin Pharma; clinical trial; chronic inflammatory diseases; Forbion; Sofinnova Partners

Iambic’s AI-Designed HER2 Inhibitor IAM1363 Shows Early Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated Patients

Iambic Therapeutics; AI-designed drug; IAM1363; HER2 inhibitor; cancer; clinical trial; Phase 1/1b; ESMO 2025; brain-penetrant; tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Mixed Results for Roche’s Vamikibart in Phase III Uveitic Macular Edema Trials

Roche; vamikibart; uveitic macular edema; Phase III trials; MEERKAT trial; SANDCAT trial; vision improvement; central subfield thickness; clinical significance; ocular adverse events

Kezar Initiates Strategic Review After FDA Setback; Taysha Regains Full Rights to Rett Syndrome Program as Astellas Agreement Ends

Kezar Life Sciences; FDA setback; strategic alternatives; zetomipzomib; autoimmune hepatitis; Taysha Gene Therapies; Astellas; Rett syndrome; TSHA-102; clinical trials

SystImmune Announces iza-bren Meets One of the Dual Primary Endpoints in the BL-B01D1-303 Trial in Recurrent or Metastatic NPC Patients with Results Presented at ESMO 2025

SystImmune; iza-bren; BL-B01D1-303; Phase III trial; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; dual primary endpoints; ORR; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); EGFR×HER3 bispecific; ESMO 2025

Gene Therapy Delivers Long-Term Immune Protection in Children With Rare Immune Disorders

gene therapy; long-term immune protection; ADA-SCID; severe combined immunodeficiency; LAD-I; leukocyte adhesion deficiency; rare disease; pediatric immunology; clinical trial; curative treatment

Lilly’s Oral GLP-1, Orforglipron, Achieves Two New Clinical Wins in Type 2 Diabetes

Lilly; Orforglipron; oral GLP-1; type 2 diabetes; clinical trial; weight loss; regulatory submission; ACHIEVE-1; ATTAIN-2; semaglutide; Farxiga; efficacy; safety