Prospects that CoLucid Pharmaceuticals’ lead asset might offer a viable new class of migraine treatment are brighter following the release of positive Phase III data showing lasmiditan helps twice as many patients to be headache-free after two hours versus a placebo.
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s share price surged after the Cambridge, Mass.-based company announced positive topline results from the SAMURAI Phase III study, the first of two pivotal studies evaluating oral lasmiditan, its lead asset, as an acute treatment for migraines.
The stock opened 83% higher Sept. 6, the day the data were announced, at $19.50.
GLP-1 receptor agonists could play a big role in tackling neurodegeneration and a new academic study has raised expectations of Novo Nordisk’s latest semaglutide Phase III results
Amgen’s Imdelltra for small-cell lung cancer is one of two bispecific T-cell engagers approved for solid tumors, but data at the WCLC meeting show other DLL3-targeting BiTEs may be on the way.
An academic study of GLP-1 agonist showed promise in patients with the painful skin condition but with no signs that the Danish drugmaker will pursue the indication, smaller players in the space may be interested.
As it posts third-quarter numbers that again reveal the decline of revenues from its multiple sclerosis portfolio, the US biotech major is entering into the hot area of targeted protein degradation to boost its immunology and neurology pipeline.
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Pipelines in bioconjugates continue to develop, from ADCs to XDCs, with radionuclide drug conjugates (RDCs) and antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs) leading the expansion.
Interim results from the Phase III REMARK study presented at WCLC showed the Chinese company’s second-generation ALK/ROS1 inhibitor met its primary endpoint as a first-line therapy in ALK-positive advanced NSCLC.
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