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Kala Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for KPI-012 for the Treatment of PCED

01/09/2023

— On-track to initiate Phase 2b trial in 1Q 2023; Topline data expected in 1Q 2024 — — Received remaining $25 million investment under previously announced private placement financing — Excerpt from the Press Release: ARLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development…

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Janux Therapeutics Announces Submission of Investigational New Drug Application for JANX008, an EGFR-TRACTr for Solid Tumors

01/09/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JANX) (Janux), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of novel immunotherapies by applying its proprietary technology to its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) and Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr) platforms, today announced that the Company has submitted the investigational new drug (IND)…

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Imago BioSciences Announces First Participant Dosed in Investigator-Sponsored Phase 2 Study of Bomedemstat in Combination with Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis

01/06/2023

Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imago BioSciences, Inc. (“Imago” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IMGO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing new medicines for the treatment of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and other bone marrow diseases, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in an investigator-sponsored Phase…

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Guardant Health announces positive results from pivotal ECLIPSE study evaluating a blood test for the detection of colorectal cancer

12/22/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, announced today positive results from ECLIPSE (Evaluation of ctDNA LUNAR Assay In an Average Patient Screening Episode), an over 20,000 patient registrational study evaluating the performance of its blood test for detecting colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk…

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Reviva Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Safety Data from Drug-Drug Interaction Clinical Study of Brilaroxazine

12/19/2022

– Topline data for pivotal Phase 3 RECOVER trial evaluating brilaroxazine for schizophrenia expected in mid-2023 – Brilaroxazine is a serotonin/dopamine modulator with a differentiated pharmacological and safety profile Excerpt from the Press Release: CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVPH) (“Reviva” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical…

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TransCode Therapeutics Announces eIND Submission to US FDA for Planned First-in-Human Clinical Trial in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors

12/09/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAZ), the RNA oncology company committed to more effectively treating cancer using RNA therapeutics, announced today that it has submitted an exploratory Investigational New Drug (eIND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a planned First-in-Human…

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Biofrontera to Launch Phase 3 Clinical Study Evaluating Ameluz®-PDT for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Extremities, Neck and Trunk

12/02/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biofrontera Inc. (Nasdaq: BFRI), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization of dermatological products, announced today the launch of a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, multicenter Phase 3 clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Ameluz® and BF-RhodoLED® XL in the field-directed…

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves CSL’s HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drlb), the first gene therapy for hemophilia B

12/01/2022

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA, USA This historic approval provides a new treatment option that reduces the rate of annual bleeds, reduces or eliminates the need for prophylactic therapy and generates elevated and sustained factor IX levels for years after a one-time infusion. Excerpt from the Press Release: This historic approval provides a new treatment option…

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Praxis Precision Medicines to Advance PRAX-562 Phase 2 Study in Pediatric Patients with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

11/30/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance, today announced plans to initiate the PRAX-562 Phase 2 EMBOLD study for the treatment of…

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Varian Announces First Participant Treated in GENESIS II Clinical Trial of Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis

11/21/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today that the first trial participant has been treated as part of GENESIS II (Genicular artEry embolisatioN in patiEnts with oSteoarthrItiS of the knee), a study of Embozene® microspheres for genicular artery embolization (GAE) as treatment of…

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