Biopharmaceutical

Exelixis Expands Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb to Include the Fixed-Dose Combination of Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Combination with XL092 in Phase 1b STELLAR-002 Trial

10/18/2022

— Agreement enables evaluation of XL092 in combination with an additional immune checkpoint inhibitor — Excerpt from the Press Release: ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced the expansion of its June 2021 Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) to include the use of the fixed-dose combination of…

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ImpediMed Announces U.S. Launch of Lymphedema Prevention Program with GenesisCare a Global Organization Dedicated to Care of Cancer Patients

10/17/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: CARLSBAD, Calif. and BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ImpediMed Limited (ASX.IPD) is pleased to announce the signing of a Global Strategic Commercial Partnership and pilot program with GenesisCare. The pilot program will consist of an initial roll out of five (5) SOZO® units to establish lymphedema screening services…

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Annovis Bio Announces FDA Authorization to Proceed with Phase 2/3 Trial for Buntanetap in Alzheimer’s Disease

10/14/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BERWYN, Pa., Oct. 6, 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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the Phase 2/3 clinical study of buntanetap in moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Following the…

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DURECT Reaches Enrollment Milestone in Phase 2b AHFIRM Trial

10/14/2022

AHFIRM enrollment surpasses 200 of the planned 300 AH patients Enrollment completion now anticipated in Q2 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing epigenetic regulator programs for the treatment of acute organ injury and chronic liver diseases, today announced…

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TRACON Pharmaceuticals Announces Results of Independent Data Monitoring Committee Review of 12 Week Safety Data from ENVASARC Phase 2 Pivotal Trial – Trial to Proceed as Planned

10/13/2022

Review of Interim Efficacy Data by IDMC to Occur in Fourth Quarter Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCON), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing a cost-efficient, CRO-independent product development platform to advance its pipeline of novel targeted cancer therapeutics and to partner with…

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Mustang Bio Announces First Patient Treated in Its Multicenter Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial of MB-106, a First-in-Class CD20-targeted, Autologous CAR T Cell Therapy to Treat B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

10/13/2022

Enrollment continues in clinical trial of MB-106 under Mustang’s IND; next data disclosure anticipated 4Q 2022 Ongoing clinical trial of MB-106 at Fred Hutch continues to demonstrate high efficacy, durable responses, and favorable safety profile across wide range of hematologic malignancies Excerpt from the Press Release: WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang…

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Mersana Therapeutics Announces Completion of Enrollment in UPLIFT, a Single-Arm Registrational Trial of Upifitamab Rilsodotin (UpRi) in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

10/13/2022

Topline data from UPLIFT expected in mid-2023 Targeting potential Biologics License Application (BLA) submission by the end of 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRSN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancers in…

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Corium Launches ADLARITY® (donepezil transdermal system) for Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia

10/12/2022

First once-weekly transdermal system offering continuous delivery of donepezil, most-commonly prescribed Alzheimer’s dementia drug Broadens Corium’s CNS drug portfolio Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Corium, Inc., a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company leading the development and commercialization of novel central nervous system (CNS) therapies, announced today that ADLARITY (donepezil transdermal system)…

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Wave Life Sciences Highlights Therapeutic Potential for WVE-006 for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Progress Bringing RNA Editing to the Clinic During Analyst and Investor Event

10/06/2022

WVE-006 is the most advanced candidate for AATD designed to restore functional wild-type AAT protein and reduce Z-AAT protein aggregation with potential for disease modification in both lung and liver phenotypes IND-enabling activities for WVE-006 are underway and Wave expects to submit clinical trial applications for WVE-006 in 2023 Wave is also pioneering new therapeutic…

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MEI Pharma Announces Changes to Board of Directors

10/03/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEI Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEIP), a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on advancing new therapies for cancer, today announced that Christine A. White, M.D., has decided to retire and thus does not intend to stand for reelection at the Company’s fiscal year 2023 annual meeting of stockholders after a…

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