Ventus Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of VENT-03, an Oral cGAS Inhibitor, in Lupus

Ventus Therapeutics; VENT-03; cGAS inhibitor; Phase 2 trial; lupus; cutaneous lupus erythematosus; autoimmune disease; interferon pathway; biomarkers; oral small molecule; clinical trial; immunology; cardiometabolic; inflammaging

BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb Present First Global Phase 2 Data for PD-L1xVEGF-A Bispecific Antibody Pumitamig in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

BioNTech; Bristol Myers Squibb; pumitamig; BNT327; PD-L1xVEGF-A bispecific antibody; Phase 2 trial; triple-negative breast cancer; TNBC; confirmed ORR; disease control rate; progression-free survival; PD-L1 expression; ROSETTA BREAST-01; SABCS

Structure Therapeutics’ oral obesity drug shows competitive early data vs Novo and Lilly; Ascletis reports early obesity results

Structure Therapeutics; GSBR-1290; oral GLP-1; obesity pill; weight-loss drug; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; Wegovy; Ozempic; Zepbound; Ascletis; ASC41; ASC42; phase 1 trial; phase 2 trial; weight reduction; safety profile

Jazz and Zymeworks Bispecific Antibody Zanidatamab Delivers Practice-Changing Results in Stomach Cancer Study

Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Zymeworks; zanidatamab; bispecific antibody; HER2; gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma; stomach cancer; phase 2 trial; phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01; overall survival; progression-free survival; chemotherapy; practice-changing; Orphan Drug designation

AnaptysBio Halts Phase 2 Ulcerative Colitis Trial; Lyell Immunopharma Secures CAR-T Rights

AnaptysBio; rosnilimab; ulcerative colitis; Phase 2 trial; clinical failure; trial discontinuation; Lyell Immunopharma; CAR-T therapy; licensing deal; biotech news; rheumatoid arthritis

Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline

Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease

Novartis Acquires Tourmaline Bio for $1.4B to Bolster Cardiovascular Pipeline with Promising Phase 2 Drug

Novartis; Tourmaline Bio; acquisition; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular disease; anti-inflammatory; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; phase 2 trial; C-reactive protein; chronic kidney disease