Biopharmaceutical

MediciNova Receives Notice of Allowance for New Patent Covering MN-166 (ibudilast) for the Prevention of Metastasis of Various Solid Cancer

06/10/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: LA JOLLA, Calif., June 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent…

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Bluejay Therapeutics Presents Positive Preliminary BJT-778 Data from Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Chronic Hepatitis D at EASL 2024 Congress

06/06/2024

100% of treated patients in Arm 1 achieved virologic response by Week 28 Most patients also achieved ALT normalization and composite response BJT-778 was well tolerated across all arms at doses up to 900mg Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN MATEO, Calif., June 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bluejay Therapeutics, a private clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company…

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Scholar Rock Announces Initiation of Phase 2 EMBRAZE Trial of Apitegromab in Obesity and New Preclinical Data Supporting SRK-439 in Obesity

06/05/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing innovative treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), cardiometabolic disorders, and other serious diseases where protein growth factors play a fundamental role, today announced the initiation of the Phase 2 EMBRAZE proof-of-concept trial, designed to assess the safety…

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Kymera Therapeutics Presents New Preclinical Data for KT-621, a First-In-Class, Oral STAT6 Degrader at the ATS Annual Meeting

05/30/2024

KT-621, a potent, selective, oral STAT6 degrader, demonstrated comparable or superior activity to dupilumab in preclinical studies including an asthma model shared at the ATS Annual Meeting Additional KT-621 preclinical data was also featured in a poster presentation at Digestive Disease Week KT-621 expected to start Phase 1 in the second half of 2024,with Phase…

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Carisma Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CT-0525, a Novel HER2-Targeting CAR-Monocyte

05/29/2024

CT-0525 is the first CAR-Monocyte to be evaluated in humans in the solid tumor setting Initial data expected by year-end 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: PHILADELPHIA, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Carisma Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CARM) (“Carisma” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative immunotherapies, today announced that the…

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Fate Therapeutics Announces First Lupus Patient Treated in Phase 1 Autoimmunity Study of Off-the-shelf FT819 CAR T-cell Program

05/17/2024

Pre-treatment Sample of Patient’s Blood Showed Rapid and Potent Depletion of CD19+ B Cells in Ex Vivo Cytotoxicity Assay with FT819 Translational Data from FT819 Phase 1 B Cell Malignancies Study Support Key Therapeutic Mechanisms of Activity for B Cell-mediated Autoimmune Diseases Initial Clinical Observations of FT522 CAR NK Cell Program in Phase 1 B…

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Aspen Neuroscience Announces First Patient Dosed in First-in-Human Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial of Autologous Neuronal Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

04/29/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: First U.S. Multi-center, Multi-patient Phase 1/2a Trial of an Autologous Neurological Therapy SAN DIEGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in the ASPIRO trial, a Phase 1/2a open label clinical trial to assess safety and tolerability of ANPD001, an autologous, dopaminergic neuron…

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Benitec Biopharma Reports Positive Interim Clinical Trial Data for First OPMD Subject Treated with BB-301 in Phase 1b/2a Study

04/26/2024

-First efficacy signals demonstrated for a gene therapy under development for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) which affects ~15,000 patients worldwide- – BB-301 facilitated improvements across multiple measures of swallowing function in the first Phase 1b/2a clinical study subject as compared to pretreatment assessments conducted during the observational natural history portion of the study- Excerpt from…

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Oncternal Announces First Patient Dosed in Fourth Cohort of Phase 1/2 Study of ONCT-534 for the Treatment of R/R Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

04/24/2024

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the fourth cohort of its Phase 1/2 study of ONCT-534 for the treatment of patients…

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Corvus Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of Placebo-Controlled Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Soquelitinib for Atopic Dermatitis

04/17/2024

Atopic dermatitis is the first immune disease indication being studied in the clinic for soquelitinib, the Company’s selective ITK inhibitor Corvus anticipates releasing initial clinical data from trial before year-end 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: BURLINGAME, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the…

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