Aviceda’s AVD-104 misses Phase 2b primary endpoint vs Izervay but still headed to Phase 3

Aviceda; AVD-104; geographic atrophy; dry AMD; Phase 2b; SIGLEC trial; Izervay; avacincaptad pegol; clinical trial failure; Phase 3 prospects

Sanofi’s multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib flunks Phase 3 in PPMS and faces another FDA PDUFA delay

Sanofi; tolebrutinib; multiple sclerosis; primary progressive multiple sclerosis; PPMS; non-relapsing secondary progressive MS; nrSPMS; Phase 3 PERSEUS trial; PDUFA delay; FDA review; BTK inhibitor; clinical trial failure; regulatory setback

Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Misses Key Goals in Closely-Watched Alzheimer’s Disease Phase 3 Trials

Novo Nordisk; semaglutide; Alzheimer’s disease; EVOKE trial; EVOKE+ trial; clinical trial failure; Rybelsus; GLP-1 drugs; phase 3; biomarkers; cognitive decline

Sarepta’s Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drugs Fail Confirmatory Trial, Company Pursues Full FDA Approval Regardless

Sarepta Therapeutics; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; confirmatory trial; AMONDYS 45; VYONDYS 53; Elevidys; FDA approval; clinical trial failure; accelerated approval; statistical significance

Eye Disease Biotech Kala Bio Collapses After Failed Clinical Trial, Lender Takes Control

Kala Bio; biotech collapse; failed drug trial; KPI-012; persistent corneal epithelial defect; PCED; lender takeover; Oxford Finance; foreclosure proceedings; workforce reduction; clinical trial failure

Alector’s GSK-partnered dementia drug latozinemab fails in late-stage trial

Alector; GSK; latozinemab; dementia; frontotemporal dementia; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; progranulin; drug development

Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy