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New Two-Year Data Confirm Genentech’s Vabysmo Improves Vision With Fewer Treatments for People With Wet-Age-Related Macular Degeneration

07/22/2022

In the TENAYA and LUCERNE studies, more than 60% of Vabysmo patients could be treated every four months at two years. This represents an increase from 45% at year one Patients treated with Vabysmo received a median number of 10 injections over the two years versus 15 injections for those treated with aflibercept, potentially decreasing the…

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GBT Initiates Expanded Access Program for Voxelotor in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease in Brazil

07/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced the initiation of an expanded access program (EAP) for voxelotor in Brazil for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older who…

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ABVC BioPharma Provides ADHD Phase II Part 2 Clinical Update

07/21/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: FREMONT, CA, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – ABVC Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVC), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic solutions in oncology/hematology, CNS, and ophthalmology, today announced the enrollment progress in the Phase II Part II clinical study of the Company’s ADHD medicine (ABV-1505). Since results on the…

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Omega Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance of IND Application for OTX-2002, First Omega Epigenomic Controller, for MYC Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma

07/21/2022

Represents First Ever Epigenomic Controller, a New Class of Programmable mRNA Therapeutics, to Receive IND Clearance Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Expected to Launch in 2H’22 and Will Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of OTX-2002 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), today announced that it has received…

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Health Canada Authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Young Children (6 Months-5 Years)

07/21/2022

Two-dose series takes one month to complete, with similar vaccine efficacy estimates against Omicron to those seen in adults Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2022 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that Health Canada has approved the use of…

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LG Chem Announces First Subject Enrolled in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of NASH New Drug

07/20/2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LG Chem recently announced the enrollment of first subject in Phase 1 clinical trial of LG203003, LG Chem’s second NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) drug in development. Excerpt from the Press Release: LG203003 received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2022 for the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to…

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Adverum Biotechnologies Presents Best-Corrected Visual Acuity and Central Subfield Thickness Analyses After a Single IVT Injection of ADVM-022 (Ixo-vec) in the OPTIC Study in Wet AMD

07/20/2022

– Study participants had an 81%-98% reduction in annualized anti-VEGF injections and demonstrated continuous aflibercept expression levels through three years – Mean best-corrected visual acuity and central subfield thickness were maintained or improved in subjects treated with ADVM-022 -The Phase 2 LUNA trial is expected to dose the first subject in the third quarter of…

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Annovis Bio Announces Positive FDA Notice For Buntanetap Phase 3 Clinical Trial In Parkinson’s Disease

07/19/2022

FDA indicates the Company may proceed with the Phase 3 clinical study of buntanetap for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease Excerpt from the Press Release: BERWYN, Pa., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Annovis Bio, Inc. (NYSE: ANVS) (“Annovis” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical drug platform company addressing neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that the Company…

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Newly Released Clinical Data Demonstrates Substantial Improvement in Overall Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Treated with Nevro HFX Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy

07/19/2022

High-Frequency 10 kHz Therapy Provided Substantial and Durable Pain Relief, Improved Health-Related Quality of Life, Better Sleep Quality and Neurologic Improvements Over 12 Months Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nevro Corp. (NYSE: NVRO), a global medical device company that is delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions for the treatment of…

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Cend Therapeutics Announces Publication of Pancreatic Cancer Trial Data in the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

07/19/2022

Peer-reviewed study data suggest CEND-1, in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel, demonstrates favorable safety and tolerability along with encouraging efficacy Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cend Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cend”), a privately-held, clinical-stage drug discovery and development company developing a novel approach to enable more effective treatments for…

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