Scholar Rock’s SMA drug helps Zepbound patients retain muscle in phase 2 trial

Scholar Rock; apitegromab; SMA drug; Zepbound; tirzepatide; muscle preservation; obesity; weight loss; phase 2 trial; lean mass; myostatin inhibitor

FDA Rejects Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug but Leaves Door Open for Accelerated Approval

FDA rejection; Stealth BioTherapeutics; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; accelerated approval; muscle strength endpoint; phase 2 trial; regulatory delay

Tourmaline Bio’s Heart Drug Pacibekitug Shows Promise Against Cardiovascular Inflammation, Targets Competition with Novo, CSL

Tourmaline Bio; heart drug; pacibekitug; cardiovascular inflammation; inflammation markers; Novo Nordisk; CSL; Phase 2 trial; FDA; IL-6