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– REACH is the first Phase 3 trial for this rare, progressive, and debilitating muscular disease –– Losmapimod is an oral small molecule that has the potential to be the first therapy to treat FSHD, the second most common form of muscular dystrophy –– U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation in 2021 –…
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Study reveals first-ever structure of a non-viral endogenous reverse transcriptase (eRT) Human endogenous retrovirus-K (HERV-K) RT shows striking similarity to HIV RT Findings enable structure-based drug discovery for eRTs Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ROME Therapeutics, a biotechnology company harnessing the power of the dark genome for drug development, today announced a new…
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AN2 is developing epetraborole as a once-daily, orally administered treatment with a novel mechanism of action for patients with NTM lung disease, with an initial focus on treatment-refractory MAC lung disease Phase 2/3 pivotal trial expected to support regulatory approval for treatment-refractory MAC lung disease; Plan to use LPAD pathway Excerpt from the Press Release:…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anitoa Systems, market leader in fast, portable molecular testing, today announced the availability of a CE-marked turn-key PCR solution for testing Monkeypox. This portable solution includes one of a family small foot-print real time PCR instruments called the Maverick qPCR, with an extraction-free multiplex…
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PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab plus chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful survival benefit, extending survival by more than six months compared to chemotherapy alone Incidence of most common treatment-related adverse events similar for both arms of the study, with no new safety signal identified for tislelizumab Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. &…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif., June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the JASDAQ Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aristea Therapeutics (Aristea), a clinical-stage immunology focused drug development company advancing novel therapies to treat serious inflammatory diseases, today announced it has dosed its first subject in the open-label extension (OLE) for its Phase 2b trial of RIST4721 in palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), a rare dermatological…
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Model will be used in Vaxart’s Phase II Omicron Challenge Trial Open Orphan subsidiary hVIVO to manufacture challenge virus and conduct characterization study Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vaxart, Inc. (Nasdaq: VXRT) today announced an agreement with hVIVO Services Limited, a subsidiary of Open Orphan…
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Phase 2 trial showed that relacorilant plus nab-paclitaxel improved progression-free survival, duration of response and overall survival without an increased side effect burden compared to nab-paclitaxel alone Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT), a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development…
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– Trial met primary endpoint demonstrating statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions across all doses (63% at the 27mg QW dose; p<0.001) in triglycerides (TG) from baseline; results were consistent in patients on or not on background therapy – – Observed significant and potent reductions in atherogenic lipids (non-HDL-C and apo B), liver fat, and…
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