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Vir Biotechnology Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 2 SOLSTICE Trial Evaluating VIR-2218 and VIR-3434 for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection

10/03/2022

– Impacting more than 12 million people globally, HDV is the most aggressive form of viral hepatitis – – Novel combination strategy designed to reduce HDV viremia and block viral entry – Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced that the first…

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New Data Published in JNCI Demonstrate Veracyte’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier May Improve Identification of Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African American Men

09/30/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that data published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute demonstrate that the company’s Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier may help identify African American men with early, localized prostate cancer who are most likely to harbor more aggressive disease. The…

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Revolution Medicines Doses First Patient in Phase 1/1b Clinical Trial of RMC-6291, Company’s First Mutant-Selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor

09/30/2022

KRASG12C(ON) Inhibitor with highly differentiated mechanism of action being evaluated in patients with cancers harboring KRASG12C mutation RMC-6291 is first mutant-selective RAS(ON) Inhibitor to enter clinic, following closely behind company’s RASMULTI(ON) Inhibitor, RMC-6236 Excerpt from the Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Revolution Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVMD), a clinical-stage oncology…

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Better Therapeutics Submits De Novo Request to U.S. FDA for BT-001 Investigational Prescription Digital Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

09/30/2022

Submission follows completion of first-in-class trial demonstrating significant improvements in A1c reduction with investigational therapy targeting the root causes of type 2 diabetes. Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Better Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTTX), a prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) company developing a novel form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address the root causes…

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Iterative Scopes Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Assisted Polyp Detection Device SKOUT™

09/29/2022

SKOUT’s advanced computer vision capabilities enable physicians to detect pre-cancerous lesions in the colon with more accuracy Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iterative Scopes, a pioneer in precision medicine technologies for gastroenterology, and Provation, the premier software and SaaS provider of clinical productivity and workflow automation solutions, announced today that SKOUT™…

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Neurona Therapeutics Presents Clinical Case Study from First Human Trial of Regenerative Cell Therapy, NRTX-1001, in Adults with Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy

09/28/2022

Clinical assessments three-months post-treatment report no serious adverse events and reduced seizure frequency to date in first trial participant Data Safety Monitoring Board clears advancement of trial to continue enrollment Pioneering cell therapy approach could provide a disease-modifying treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy Data presented at ISSCR-ASGCT Conference: Emerging Therapies at the Intersection of Genetic…

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ABVC BioPharma Provides ADHD Phase II Part 2 Clinical Study Update and Announces UCSF Institutional Review Board Approval

09/28/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: FREEMONT, CA, Sept. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — ABVC Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic solutions in oncology/hematology, CNS, and ophthalmology, today announced enrollment progress in the Phase II Part 2 clinical study of the Company’s ADHD medicine, ABV-1505, currently being conducted at…

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Sight Sciences Announces Completion of Enrollment in SAHARA, a Randomized Clinical Trial of the TearCare® System vs Restasis®

09/27/2022

310-patient RCT designed to evaluate the superiority of TearCare® (device) vs Restasis® (drug) in patients with chronic dry eye disease is now fully enrolled 6-Month efficacy results expected by Summer 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an eyecare technology company focused…

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Sagimet Biosciences Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Phase 2b ‘FASCINATE-2’ Clinical Trial with Denifanstat (TVB-2640), a First-in-Class Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor, in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

09/27/2022

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sagimet Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics targeting dysfunctional metabolic pathways, announced today that it has completed enrollment of its Phase 2b liver biopsy-based clinical trial (“FASCINATE-2”) with denifanstat, a fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor, in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients. “Completing patient enrollment in the…

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Nura Bio Reports Preclinical Data Validating a Conserved Mechanism of Inhibition of NAD Hydrolases Implicated in Neurodegeneration in Neuron

09/26/2022

– Potent, uncompetitive inhibitors of the pro-degenerative NADase SARM1 reported – Molecular basis of product-assisted inhibition of NAD hydrolases like SARM1 and CD38 that have been implicated in neurological diseases elucidated – Research supports Nura Bio’s goal of entering First-in-Human trials with oral, brain-penetrant SARM1 inhibitors in early 2023 Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH…

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