Industry News

Kira Pharmaceuticals Presents Complete Data from Phase 1 SYNERGY-1 Trial of KP104 at American Society for Nephrology Kidney Week 2022

11/09/2022

Biomarker data demonstrates proof-of-concept for KP104’s dual-targeting mechanism via dose-dependent inhibition of alternative and terminal pathways and supports intravenous and subcutaneous administration of KP104 in phase 2 studies Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kira Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company pioneering transformational complement therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases, today presented…

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Ocelot Bio Presents Phase 1 Data Highlighting Activity and Safety of OCE-205 at AASLD The Liver Meeting®

11/09/2022

In healthy volunteers, OCE-205 administration led to increases in mean arterial pressure with promising safety profile Study findings support clinical program for OCE-205 in End-Stage Liver Disease focused on treating consequences associated with complications of portal hypertension, such as HRS-AKI and ascites Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocelot Bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical…

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Hologic’s 3Dimensions™ System for 3D Mammography Receives EUREF Type Test Certification

11/08/2022

3Dimensions System Earns Distinction for Meeting or Exceeding Rigorous European Image Quality and Dose Standards Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX), a global leader in women’s health, announced today that its 3Dimensions™ mammography system was awarded EUREF Type Test certification by the European Reference Organisation for Quality Assured Breast Screening…

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Rain Therapeutics Provides Interim Analysis of Phase 2 Basket Trial of Milademetan for MDM2-Amplified Advanced Solid Tumors (MANTRA-2)

11/07/2022

– Two patients exhibited an unconfirmed partial response at their first scan, and two additional patients saw promising tumor regression activity out of ten efficacy evaluable patients, demonstrating monotherapy activity of milademetan in MDM2-amplified patients – – Drug safety profile of milademetan preliminarily consistent with prior Phase 1 trial – – Protocol amendment planned to…

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Asher Bio Presents New Data Demonstrating Preclinical Proof-of-Concept for AB359, a Highly Selective CD8-Targeted IL-2 Therapy, for Chronic Hepatitis B (HBV) at AASLD 2022

11/07/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Asher Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Asher Bio), a biotechnology company focused on developing therapies to precisely engage specific immune cells to fight cancer, chronic viral infection and autoimmune disease, today announced new preclinical data demonstrating proof-of-concept for AB359 as a novel immunotherapy approach for chronic HBV. AB359 is…

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Aligos Therapeutics Presents Clinical Data for its Capsid Assembly Modulator, ALG-000184, at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® 2022

11/07/2022

Reductions in hepatitis B surface antigen levels observed in a subset of subjects with chronic hepatitis B enrolled in Phase 1 study ALG-000184-201 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics to address…

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Marengo Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Proof-of Concept Data for STAR0602, a First-in-class Selective T cell Activator, at the 34th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium 2022

11/04/2022

Compelling data with STAR0602 demonstrates potent, single agent anti-tumor activity in PD-1 refractory solid tumor models Distinct mechanism of action through expansion of a subset of Vβ T cells with a novel memory phenotype that promotes durable de novo antitumor immune responses STAR0602 slated to initiate Phase 1/2 clinical trial (START-001) in the fourth quarter…

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Homology Medicines Presents on Design of pheEDIT Trial Evaluating One-Time Nuclease-Free Gene Editing Candidate HMI-103 for PKU at American Society of Human Genetics Meeting

11/04/2022

– Additional Presentation Focused on Use of Single-Molecule, Modified Base Sequencing to Support Vector Design – Excerpt from the Press Release: BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Homology Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIXX), a genetic medicines company, announced today a presentation on the design of pheEDIT, a Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation study evaluating one-time…

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Flare Therapeutics Presents Comprehensive Real-World Data in Advanced and Metastatic Urothelial Cancer in Support of Therapeutic Targeting of PPARG at 2022 EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium

11/04/2022

Molecular Real-World Data (RWD) from 3,000+ individuals with advanced and metastatic urothelial cancer highlight Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARG) as a lineage defining transcription factor is foundational to Flare’s precision oncology approach Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flare Therapeutics, a biotechnology company targeting transcription factors to discover precision medicines for cancer and other…

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Sciwind Biosciences Announces Positive Interim Results from Ongoing Phase 2b Clinical Trial of XW003 (Ecnoglutide) in Patients with Obesity

11/03/2022

–  Mean body weight loss of 11.1% in participants receiving once-weekly injections of 2.4 mg XW003 for 18 weeks –  88.5% and 57.7% of participants receiving 2.4 mg XW003 for 18 weeks achieved weight loss of ≥5% and ≥10%, respectively  – XW003 was safe and well tolerated, with an adverse event profile consistent with other…

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