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-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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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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Tavapadon met the primary endpoint in the pivotal Phase 3 TEMPO-3 adjunctive trial, demonstrating a statistically significant increase in total “on” time without troublesome dyskinesia compared with placebo over 27 weeks Results demonstrate tavapadon’s potential to provide the right balance of motor control, safety and tolerability for people living with Parkinson’s disease Additional data from…
Read More – Cohort 1 Exceeds Predetermined Non-Progression Threshold in the Ongoing Phase 1b Study – – ME-344 in Combination with Bevacizumab was Generally Well-tolerated with no Evidence of Overlapping Toxicity – – MEI to Continue Advancing ME-344 via Development of a New Formulation with the Potential to Increase Biological Activity, Patient Convenience and Commercial Opportunity –…
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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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Excerpt from the Press Release: Viking Therapeutics have announced positive results from the company’s Phase 1 multiple ascending dose (MAD) clinical trial of an oral tablet formulation of VK2735, a dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1(GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors, in development for the potential treatment of metabolic disorders such as obesity.…
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Initiation of Phase 1/2 Trial of BEAM-302 in AATD Expected in First Half of 2024 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced the clearance of its clinical trial authorisation (CTA) application by…
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Deep Cyclic Inhibitor of the MAPK pathway demonstrated strong tumor growth inhibition in preclinical studies of RAF or RAS mutant tumors, both as monotherapy and in combination – – Phase 1 portion of the Phase 1/2a trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of IMM-6-415 and establish a candidate recommended…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: PRINCETON, N.J., March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PMVP), a precision oncology company pioneering the discovery and development of small molecule, tumor-agnostic therapies targeting p53, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the registrational, tumor-agnostic PYNNACLE Phase 2 trial of rezatapopt (PC14586) in…
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