Clinical Trials

Allarity Hopes To Breathe New Life Into Ixempra In Breast Cancer

The US precision medicine company hopes its drug response predictor technology will enhance responses to the chemotherapy Ixempra on the basis of promising data from a handful of breast cancer patients in a Phase II trial, marking a positive turn in its journey to date.  

In Brief: PolyPid’s D-PLEX100 Aces Phase III Trial, US Partner, Submission Eyed

 

PolyPid's D-PLEX100 meets Phase III endpoints this time around, significantly reducing surgical point infections in abdominal colorectal surgery, and is set for a US approval submission early next year.

Scrip-R&D (Premium-1): The Science of Screaming: What Happens When We Turn Up the Volume

 
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Screaming is a powerful human behavior with deep evolutionary roots. Turning up the volume affects our bodies and brains in surprising ways, influencing stress, communication, and even group dynamics. Understanding the science behind screaming reveals its complex role in both health and society.

Innovent/GenFleet Score China’s First KRAS G12C Inhibitor Approval

 

The nod will help unlock a national market for the partners’ Dupert (fulzerasib) in which roughly 50,000 people are expected to be newly diagnosed with lung cancer harboring the KRAS G12C mutation in 2025. Meanwhile, two other homegrown rivals are also closing in on marketing clearances in China.


Aerovate Tanks On Trial Catastrophe

 

A disastrous Phase II miss for the pulmonary arterial hypertension candidate AV-101 leaves Aerovate drifting. Could Gossamer stand to benefit?    

Evidence Growing For GLP-1s To Treat Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s

 

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

Fosun ALK/ROS1 Inhibitor Shows 1L Promise In Advanced NSCLC

 
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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.

What To Look Out For At ESMO 2024

 

Attendees at this year's European Society for Medical Oncology meeting in Barcelona can look forward to a range of interesting datasets, from Phase III trials of established products in new settings to preliminary studies of novel products coming through the pipeline.  


Siga’s Mpox Pill Fails In Academic Trial

 

The commercial implications of the miss are hard to call, but separate trials could offer hope.    

As More DLL3 Bispecifics Advance, Doctors Are Adjusting To CRS, ICANS

 
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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.

Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Shows Promise In Hidradenitis Suppurativa

 

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.

Sciwind Eyes Differentiation For Ecnoglutide In Highly Competitive Arena

 
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Chinese firm Sciwind has revealed additional Phase III findings for its promising once-weekly GLP-1 agonist ecnoglutide, just one asset in a burgeoning Chinese sector that could see the emergence of new rivals to current global leaders in obesity and diabetes.


Sage NMDA Modulator Fails In Alzheimer’s Months After Parkinson’s Disappointment

 
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Dalzanemdor missed its primary endpoint in a Phase II Parkinson’s study, Sage announced, following April’s Phase II miss in Alzheimer’s. Phase II data in Huntington’s are still expected this year.

ESMO 24: SunRISes On J&J’s TAR-200 In Bladder Cancer

 

J&J acquired Taris in 2019 to gain access to TAR-200 and its drug delivery platform. Now, early clinical data suggest the product could delay or remove the need for cystectomy in several bladder cancer settings and the US healthcare giant is eyeing multi-blockbuster sales.    

Following KarXT in Schizophrenia

 

The FDA is scheduled to pronounce on Bristol Myers Squibb’s potential blockbuster on 26 September. But might forthcoming compounds be more effective?

Vaxcyte Confident Of Pneumococcal Vaccine Dominance After Phase I/II Results

 
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The company’s VAX-31 against 31 pneumococcal serotypes outperformed Pfizer’s market-leading Prevnar 20 and could provide the broadest coverage of any vaccine in its class.


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ESMO 24: CDK2 Inhibitors - Where Next For The Novel Class?

 

The Barcelona meeting saw early data from two candidates from Incyte and Pfizer which suggest some progress for a new drug mechanism that has so far underwhelmed.    

ESMO 24: Butterfly Effect? J&J’s Rybrevant Looks Beyond Lung Cancer

 

New Phase II data for the bispecific antibody show promise in colorectal cancer as the company seeks to spread the bispecific antibody’s wings. Phase III trials are on the horizon, where it will need to go up against standard of care.    

ESMO 24: NIAGARA – Trial Design Question Hangs Over Imfinzi’s Bladder Cancer Return

 

AstraZeneca’s NIAGARA trial of perioperative Imfinzi in bladder cancer was positively received at the ESMO meeting but its design did not distinguish the contributions of each treatment portion to the overall effect – something that the US FDA is likely to have a view on.