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News and Trends 22 Dec 2022

Positive Dupixent eosinophilic esophagitis phase 3 results

The New England Journal of Medicine has published results from a positive phase 3 trial showing adults and adolescents treated with Dupixent (dupilumab) 300 mg weekly experienced significant improvements in signs and symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which were sustained for up to one year. EoE is a chronic, progressive inflammatory disease that damages the […]

December 22, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Watch: Mauritius – clinical trials and emerging biotech hub

The Economic Development Board (EDB) in Mauritius commenced its operations as a statutory body in 2018 following the merger between the Board of Investment, Enterprise Mauritius and the Financial Services Promotion Agency. The overarching objective of the EDB is to ensure greater coherence and effectiveness in implementing policies and draw the vision for the economic […]

December 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Pfizer diabetes and obesity study triggers Sosei Heptares windfall

Sosei Group Corporation has been notified by Pfizer that the first subject in a phase 2 clinical trial has been dosed with Pfizer’s candidate PF-07081532. This triggers a $10 million payment to Sosei Heptares. PF-07081532 is a once-daily, next-generation oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. […]

December 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 20 Dec 2022

Verona Pharma drug meets COPD phase 3 trial endpoints

Verona Pharma plc has announced positive results of its phase 3 ENHANCE-1 trial evaluating nebulized ensifentrine for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The ENHANCE-1 trial successfully met its primary and key secondary endpoints demonstrating significant improvements in lung function, symptoms and quality of life measures. In addition, ensifentrine substantially reduced the […]

December 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

UroGen completes bladder cancer phase 3 trial enrollment

UroGen Pharma Ltd. says its phase 3 ENVISION study of investigational agent UGN-102 (mitomycin) for intravesical solution in development for the treatment of LG-IR-NMIBC is fully enrolled. The study targeted enrollment of 220 patients across 90 sites and, assuming positive findings, UroGen anticipates submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) for UGN-102 in 2024. “Completing enrollment […]

December 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Dec 2022

SoftOx receives chronic wound study report

Norwegian company SoftOx Solutions AS says it has received the final report and analysis of its phase 1 study evaluating the safety and tolerability of SoftOx Biofilm Eradicator (SBE-01). SBE-01 is SoftOx’s antimicrobial solution for the treatment of chronic wounds. The study is a first-in-human investigation of the safety, tolerability, and antimicrobial efficacy of single […]

December 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Dec 2022

Astellas gastric cancer drug meets phase 3 primary endpoint

Astellas Pharma Inc. has announced positive topline results from the phase 3 GLOW clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab in combination with CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen that includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin). Zolbetuximab is an investigational first-in-class claudin-18.2 (CLDN18.2) targeted monoclonal antibody, for the first-line treatment of patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative, locally […]

December 16, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Dec 2022

NMD Pharma cleared for spinal muscular atrophy trial

NMD Pharma A/S has received clearance for its investigational new drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance NMD670 into a phase II clinical study in patients of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3. NMD Pharma is a Danish clinical stage biotech company developing first-in-class, small molecule ClC-1 inhibitors for […]

December 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Dec 2022

ImaginAb launches trial to study neoadjuvant immunotherapy

ImaginAb Inc., in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), has launched an investigator-initiated phase II trial. It will explore the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment of stage III surgically resectable melanoma through use of CD8 ImmunoPET. ImaginAb is a global biotechnology company focused on […]

December 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Dec 2022

Asieris doses first patient in bladder cancer diagnostic trial

Asieris Pharmaceuticals has announced that Hexvix, a drug used for bladder cancer diagnosis, completed dosing for the first patient in its real-world clinical study at Hainan General Hospital Lecheng Branch. Hexvix has been approved in the U.S. and many European countries. The combined use of Hexvix and blue light cystoscopy (BLC) for the management of […]

December 14, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Dec 2022

Ascletis announces positive COVID-19 trial results

Ascletis Pharma Inc. has announced positive topline results from its phase I multiple ascending dose (MAD) study in healthy subjects for oral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor ASC10 for COVID-19 treatment. Ascletis’ ASC10 is an innovative orally available double prodrug, which has a new and differentiated chemical structure from the single prodrug molnupiravir. After oral […]

December 13, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Dec 2022

Poolbeg influenza trial successfully completed

Poolbeg Pharma has received initial results having completed its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) human challenge clinical trial for POLB 001, a viral strain agnostic, small molecule immunomodulator being developed to address the unmet medical need for severe influenza. The study showed no further clinical activity is required to complete the objectives of the trial, bringing the recruitment […]

December 13, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Positive Dupixent eosinophilic esophagitis phase 3 results

Watch: Mauritius – clinical trials and emerging biotech hub

Pfizer diabetes and obesity study triggers Sosei Heptares windfall

Verona Pharma drug meets COPD phase 3 trial endpoints

UroGen completes bladder cancer phase 3 trial enrollment

SoftOx receives chronic wound study report

Astellas gastric cancer drug meets phase 3 primary endpoint

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Asieris doses first patient in bladder cancer diagnostic trial

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