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

Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)

Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions

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

Novartis plans global filings after ianalumab hits primary endpoints in two Phase 3 Sjögren’s disease trials

Novartis; ianalumab; BAFF‑R; B-cell depletion; Sjögren’s disease; NEPTUNUS-1; NEPTUNUS-2; ESSDAI; Phase 3; regulatory filings; first targeted treatment; safety profile

FDA Rejects Capricor’s Cell Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

FDA rejection; Capricor Therapeutics; deramiocel; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; DMD; cell therapy; cardiomyopathy; clinical data; Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial; Complete Response Letter

NewAmsterdam Reports Cholesterol Drug Obicetrapib May Slow Alzheimer’s Biomarker Buildup

NewAmsterdam Pharma; obicetrapib; cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibitor (CETP); Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers; p-tau217; ApoE4; BROADWAY trial; Phase 3

Azafaros Raises €132M in Series B to Fund Phase 3 Trials for Brain-Penetrant Drug

Azafaros; Series B funding; nizubaglustat; brain-penetrant drug; lysosomal storage disorders; rare neuro-metabolic diseases; phase 3 clinical trials; Jeito Capital; Forbion Growth; neurodegenerative diseases