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* * Library * Events * Press Releases * Topics Sign up * Search * Sign up Search * Pharma * Biotech * FDA * Clinical Trials * Deals * Drug Pricing * Gene Therapy Courtesy of Sarepta SAREPTA DUCHENNE GENE THERAPY WINS BROADER USE FROM FDA The decision makes Elevidys available to Duchenne patients at least 4 years of age, despite mixed trial results that have led to skepticism about its effectiveness. Read more ➔ TOP STORIES 1. TWICE-YEARLY SHOTS OF GILEAD HIV DRUG EFFECTIVE IN LARGE PREVENTION STUDY 2. Obesity drugs OBESITY DRUG FROM ZEALAND SHOWS POTENTIAL IN EARLY TRIAL 3. NEW DATA SHOWCASE PROMISE, GROWING PAINS OF CAR-T IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE 4. ABORTION PILL RULING OFFERS MEASURE OF RELIEF FOR FDA, BIOTECH 5. PFIZER SETBACK BRINGS QUESTIONS FOR DUCHENNE GENE THERAPY AHEAD OF SAREPTA DECISION THE LATEST * Access now➔ Trendline INSIDE THE MARKET OF EMERGING BIOTECHS New biotechs continue to emerge despite a challenging market environment that has forced venture firms to build their drug startups more cautiously. * Adeline Kon/BioPharma Blog Deep Dive // Emerging biotech BIOTECH IPOS ARE THE INDUSTRY’S LIFEBLOOD. TRACK HOW THEY’RE PERFORMING. Cancer drug developer OS Therapies, which withdrew its offering twice in the last month, aims to price what would be the 12th biotech IPO this year. Updated 14 hours ago Biotech * iStock / PRImageFactory Sponsored by Phreesia EARLY PATIENT ENGAGEMENT CAN IMPROVE MEDICATION ADHERENCE. HERE’S HOW. Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. Engaging patients as soon as a medicine is prescribed can help. Marketing * whitehoune via Getty Images FDA LIFTS HOLD ON PTC HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE TRIAL The agency has lifted a partial trial suspension based on one-year data showing PTC’s pill suppressed a key protein associated with the disorder. Biotech * Courtesy of Amazon AMAZON EXPANDS DRUG SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM TO MEDICARE MEMBERS RxPass, which fills prescriptions for generic drugs, is now available to more than 50 million Medicare members after Amazon brought it into compliance with the insurance program’s regulatory standards. Marketing * Access now➔ Trendline INSIDE THE WORLD OF CELL THERAPIES Six CAR-T cell therapies are now approved in the U.S., and their continued emergence has helped fueled further research into next-generation approaches. Access now➔ Trendline INSIDE THE MARKET OF EMERGING BIOTECHS New biotechs continue to emerge despite a challenging market environment that has forced venture firms to build their drug startups more cautiously. * Kena Betancur via Getty Images MERCK WINS FDA OK FOR VACCINE RIVAL TO PFIZER’S PNEUMOCOCCAL SHOT The new vaccine, which Merck will sell as Capvaxive, will compete with Pfizer’s blockbuster Prevnar franchise. Pharma * Permission granted by Marea Therapeutics Emerging biotech LINGERING CHOLESTEROL CAN KEEP HEART RISK HIGH. MAREA THERAPEUTICS HAS $190M TO TARGET IT. With a drug licensed from Novartis, the new biotech startup aims to reduce the ‘remnant’ cholesterol it says existing medicines can’t address. Biotech * Adeline Kon/BioPharma Blog Deep Dive BIOTECH M&A IS ON THE UPSWING. TRACK THE LATEST DEALS HERE. Eleven private biotech companies have been acquired through May, putting 2024 on pace to be a particularly strong year for startup M&A. Updated May 29, 2024 Deals * Elizabeth Regan / Biopharma Blog INTRA-CELLULAR DEPRESSION DRUG SUCCEEDS IN SECOND LATE-STAGE STUDY The results position the company to unlock what’s believed to be a multibillion-dollar sales opportunity for Caplyta, which is already used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Clinical Trials * Access now➔ Trendline THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH More than one quarter of the medcines cleared by the FDA’s main review office since 2015 have been cancer drugs, a tally that reflects the advent of cancer immunotherapy as well as continued progress in matching treatment to genetics. Access now➔ Trendline INSIDE THE WORLD OF CELL THERAPIES Six CAR-T cell therapies are now approved in the U.S., and their continued emergence has helped fueled further research into next-generation approaches. * Permission granted by Kevin Trimmer/Ascidian Therapeutics ROCHE PARTNERS WITH RNA EDITING BIOTECH ASCIDIAN While the Swiss pharma recently pruned its neurology drug pipeline, it has shown interest in the possibilities of RNA-focused approaches like what Ascidian is exploring. Pharma * Daniel Tadevosyan via Getty Images News roundup SANOFI TAPS BELHARRA FOR IMMUNE DRUG RESEARCH; ASTRAZENECA’S NEW CANCER DRUG FALLS SHORT Belharra will use its chemoproteomics technology to identify immune drugs for Sanofi. Elsewhere, Regenxbio mapped a regulatory path and Taysha shared updated results for its Rett treatment. Pharma * Stock via Getty Images TAKEDA DRUG FOR RARE TYPES OF EPILEPSY MISSES GOAL IN LATE-STAGE TRIAL Called soticlestat, the drug had seemed promising in earlier studies for people with Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, enough to persuade Takeda to take on full rights to the drug. Pharma * Adeline Kon / BioPharma Blog/BioPharma Blog Deep Dive // Patent thickets DRUG PATENTS PROTECT PHARMA PROFITS. TRACK WHEN THEY’LL EXPIRE HERE. Intellectual property is the foundation of the drug industry’s business model. This database will track key patent expiry dates for 30 top-selling medicines. Updated May 13, 2024 Pharma * Maximusnd via Getty Images SYNCONA MELDS TWO GENE THERAPY BIOTECHS FOR BETTER SHOT AT NEW NERVOUS SYSTEM TREATMENTS The new company, Spur Therapeutics, is getting another $50 million from Syncona to support its broadened pipeline, which targets Parkinson’s disease as well as heart conditions. Biotech * Courtesy of AbbVie ABBVIE JOINS IN LATEST GASTROINTESTINAL DRUG CHASE Following Roche, Merck and others into a hot field, the Humira maker will pay $150 million to license a preclinical TL1A antibody for IBD. Biotech * Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images RADIOPHARMA DRUGMAKER TELIX PULLS US IPO PLANS The Australia-based company had proposed raising $202 million via an initial stock sale, but withdrew its filing, citing its shares’ recent price appreciation on Australia’s stock exchange. Biotech * Daniel Tadevosyan via Getty Images News roundup TAKEDA CIRCLES A LEUKEMIA DRUG; J.P. MORGAN MOVES INTO BIOTECH INVESTING The Japanese pharma paid $100 million to secure option rights to an Ascentage drug. Elsewhere, J.P. Morgan Private Capital closed its first fund and the FDA gave new COVID shot advice. Pharma * Permission granted by Versant Ventures Emerging biotech VERSANT DEBUTS BIOTECH WORKING ON ‘ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR THE IMMUNE SYSTEM’ Investor enthusiasm for precision immunology medicines is providing a tailwind for Santa Ana Therapeutics, a new startup backed by Versant, GV and a16z, among others. Biotech * Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images SUPREME COURT PRESERVES ACCESS TO ABORTION PILL IN UNANIMOUS RULING The high court said the plaintiffs’ “desire to make a drug less available to others” did not give them standing to challenge the FDA’s expansion of mifepristone’s approval. Pharma * Joe Raedle/Getty Images via Getty Images MODERNA SAYS NEXT-GEN COVID SHOT EFFECTIVE IN STUDY Trial data suggest the shot — an important component of an upcoming combination inoculation — has proven at least as effective, and in some cases superior, to the company’s initial COVID vaccine. Biotech * George Clerk via Getty Images PFIZER GENE THERAPY FOR DUCHENNE FAILS TO MEET GOALS OF KEY TRIAL The negative results from the Phase 3 study, called Ciffreo, come a little more than a month after Pfizer said a patient died in another trial of the gene therapy. Clinical Trials * Pla2Na via Getty Images FORESITE, A BIOTECH VENTURE FIRM, RELOADS WITH $900M FUND Amid some optimism for biotech startups, the firm sees opportunities to fund companies “at all stages of the productive development life cycle,” said managing director Vik Bajaj. Biotech * Igor Kutyaev via Getty Images REGENXBIO CEO TO STEP DOWN AFTER 15 YEARS Kenneth Mills will become chair of the gene therapy developer’s board while Curran Simpson, the current chief operating officer, will take his place as company head. Biotech * Jeenah Moon via Getty Images Obesity drugs FLAGSHIP TAPS STARTUP TO HUNT FOR OBESITY DRUGS THAT MIGHT INTEREST PFIZER The venture firm will work with ProFound Therapeutics to “rapidly surface” protein drug candidates that Pfizer can choose to advance under a partnership it struck with Flagship last year. Biotech * Daniel Tadevosyan via Getty Images News roundup AVIDITY DRUG FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SHOWS PROMISE; SYNTIS TAKES NEW APPROACH TO WEIGHT LOSS Study results indicated Avidity’s medicine muted target genes. Elsewhere, Syntis revealed obesity drug plans and Nodthera chalked up more positive data for its NLRP3 inhibitor. Pharma * Image courtesy of Ultragenyx. ULTRAGENYX, MEREO DRUG REDUCES FRACTURES IN BONE DISORDER STUDY New data show the treatment’s effect on fractures and bone density held up over time, boosting the drug’s prospects ahead of a Phase 3 readout. Biotech * Love Employee via Getty Images ADCS ARE IN FOCUS. HERE’S WHERE ASTRAZENECA, ABBVIE HOPE TO TAKE THE FIELD NEXT. Newer components and drug combinations could expand use of the targeted cancer medicines, according to company executives. Pharma More stories Access now➔ Trendline THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ONCOLOGY RESEARCH More than one quarter of the medcines cleared by the FDA’s main review office since 2015 have been cancer drugs, a tally that reflects the advent of cancer immunotherapy as well as continued progress in matching treatment to genetics. GET THE FREE NEWSLETTER Subscribe to BioPharma Blog for top news, trends & analysis Email: * Select Newsletter: Daily Dive M-F * Select Newsletter: Commercialization Weekly Every Wednesday * Select Newsletter: Gene Therapy Weekly Every Thursday * Select Newsletter: Emerging Biotech Weekly Every Tuesday * Select user consent: By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required. 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