Clinical Trials
FDA Approves Tonix’s Tonmya: First New Fibromyalgia Drug in Over 15 Years
Tonmya; FDA approval; fibromyalgia; Tonix Pharmaceuticals; non-opioid analgesic; cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets; chronic pain; phase 3 clinical trials
CytomX Continues Phase I ADC Study After Patient Death
CytomX; CX-2051; Phase I; ADC; colorectal cancer; patient death; acute kidney injury; clinical trial; safety; FDA; trial continuation
Vaxart Seeks Clarity After BARDA Suspends Funding for Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Project Again
Vaxart; BARDA; vaccine funding; stop work order; oral COVID-19 vaccine; Project NextGen; clinical trial; HHS; ATI
IO Biotech’s cancer vaccine Cylembio narrowly misses Phase III primary endpoint in advanced melanoma, but company eyes FDA filing in 2025
Cylembio; IO Biotech; melanoma; Phase 3; pivotal trial; progression-free survival (PFS); hazard ratio 0.77; p-value 0.056; Keytruda (pembrolizumab); FDA BLA; overall survival (OS) trend; IOB-013/KN-D18; NCT05155254; imsapepimut; etimupepimut; stock drop
Strand Therapeutics Raises $153M Series B to Advance mRNA Tumor Drugs
Strand Therapeutics; Series B funding; mRNA cancer therapy; STX-001; IL-12; solid tumors; Big Pharma investors; clinical trial results; biotech financing
Terns to Stop Funding Metabolic Disease Trials Beyond 2025; Seeks Partners for Assets
Terns Pharmaceuticals; metabolic disease; clinical trials; pipeline strategy; partnering; oncology focus; TERN-601; TERN-701; GLP-1 agonists; CML
Pfizer’s Embattled Obesity Program Loses Another GLP-1 Drug Due to Data and Competition Issues
Pfizer; obesity; GLP-1 agonist; clinical trial; liver injury; danuglipron; lotiglipron; PF-06954522; obesity drug development; competition
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
Praxis touts ‘best-in-disease’ epilepsy data, but shares dip
Praxis Precision Medicines; epilepsy; vormatrigine; RADIANT study; focal onset seizures; Phase 2 trial; seizure reduction; clinical trial; anti-seizure medication; stock market
Spine BioPharma’s Phase 3 Back Pain Drug Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint, Attributes Miss to High Sham Response
Spine BioPharma; Phase 3 trial; chronic low back pain; degenerative disc disease; SB-01; primary endpoint; sham response; clinical trial results