amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Aug 02, 2022
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo & Yervoy Combo Trial; Sarepta’s Gene Therapy SRP-9001 for DMD; Ionis’s End-Stage Renal Disease Drugs; FDA Approves Arcutis’s Zoryve Cream; Gilead’s Biktarvy for HIV and Hepatitis B; FDA to Review Biogen’s ALS Therapy Tofersen
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo and Yervoy Combo Fails in Phase III Trial Bristol-Myers Squibb has reported that their Opdivo and Yervoy checkpoint inhibitor combo failed a phase III trial as adjuvant (post-surgery) therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most frequent type of kidney cancer. The CheckMate -914...
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Jun 21, 2022
Biogen terminates ALS Pact with Karyopharm; AbbVie’s Immunological Drug Skyrizi; NICE Backs Astellas’ Oral Therapy Evrenzo; Roche’s Crenezumab Fails in Clinical Trial; FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Dianhydrogalactitol; Sierra Oncology Submits NDA for Momelotinib
Biogen terminates USD 217 Million ALS Pact with Karyopharm Biogen has backed out of the four-year-old partnership with Karyopharm on a drug candidate for the neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which could have cost the US biotech up to USD 217 million. The 2018 agreement that granted Biogen righ...
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May 17, 2022
BMS Sells NY Biologics Plant; FDA Approves Mitsubishi Tanabe’s Radicava, Love Pharma Acquires MicroDoz; Sandoz Launches Generic of Roche’s Esbriet; Pfizer to Acquire Biohaven Pharma; eureKARE’s Cell and Gene Therapy CDMO; Atamyo’s LGMD Gene Therapies; FDA approves Eli Lilly’s Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Love Pharma Completes the Acquisition of MicroDoz Therapy LOVE Pharma Co. has announced the completion of its acquisition of MicroDoz Theraphy Inc. ("MicroDoz"). Love Pharma holds exclusive manufacturing, marketing, packaging, selling, and distribution licenses in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. U...
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Apr 05, 2022
Precigen’s PRGN-3006; Yescarta Approved as a First CAR T-cell Therapy for R/R LBCL; Biogen & Ionis’ BIIB078; Nobelpharma’s HYFTOR (sirolimus topical gel) 0.2%; Cerevance Parkinson’s Drug; Sanofi & Regeneron’s Dupixent; Clovis’s Rubraca for Ovarian Cancer; Immunocore Eye Cancer Cell Therapy Approval
FDA Approves Yescarta as a First CAR T-cell Therapy for Initial Treatment of R/R Large B-cell Lymphoma Until now, existing CAR-T therapies have been reserved for patients with blood cancer who have tried multiple treatments. The FDA has approved Yescarta, a CD19-directed CAR-T therapy developed by Gilead Science...
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Sep 16, 2021
FDA’s New Drug Application to ALS Drug; Approval to BeiGene’s Brukinsa; Roche, Temedica Forges Digital Companionship, Shares of Sage Therapeutics Rises
FDA’s Go-Ahead to Amylyx New Drug Application for ALS Drug Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has announced its plan to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. FDA for its drug, AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate (PB) and Taurursodiol (TURSO)), for the treatment of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A f...
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Aug 24, 2021
AstraZeneca’s Ultomiris; HebaBiz’s Siroquine; Pfizer’s XELJANZ; Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo; and Masimo’s PVi
AstraZeneca's Newly Occupied Alexion Hits Rock Bottom After Ultomiris (Ravulizumab) Fails to Show Efficacy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AstraZeneca's 39 billion USD complete acquisition of Alexion took over just a few months back. Unpleasant news strike hard for their first deal in the rare neu...
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Feb 26, 2021
Gene and Cell Therapies in CNS Disorders: Miracle Cure? Opportunities Galore!
CNS disorders are a wide-ranging set of disorders in which the brain loses its normal functioning, limiting everyday ability to function. These may arise from various reasons-some are inherited, some result from damage, and some from infections. It contributes to the highest disability-adjusted life years. The curr...
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Dec 25, 2020
Top 10 Most Promising Drugs In The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Landscape
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a group of rare neurological diseases that mainly involve the nerve cells (neurons), responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. The disease progresses over 3–5 years, making voluntary movements of arms and legs impossible. I...
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Jul 02, 2020
Amylyx Raises $30M; QurAlis Announces License Agreement Deal With Lilly; COVID-19 Vaccine Updates; Researchers Develop a New Ultrafast Insulin
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals grabs USD 30 Million Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has grabbed USD 30 million boosts after posting positive data, which showed it could help decrease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). AMX0035, which is its leading candidate, is being tested in degenerative ALS and Alzheimer’s disease....
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Jun 25, 2020
Regeneron’s I-O Drug; Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease; Yumanity and Merck Inks $500M Deal; Simcha Raises $25M
Regeneron recognizes new combos to boost I-O drug Libtayo's cancer response PD-1/L1 inhibitors work by enhancing the immune response to cancer, have benefitted patients combat several types of tumors. However, many people either do not respond to these checkpoint inhibitors, or they eventually develop resistance...
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