Reata Pharmaceuticals Announcement Regarding the NDA for Omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s Ataxia Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not plan to hold an advisory committee meeting in connection with its review of the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for omaveloxolone for the treatment of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. From Reata Pharmaceuticals CEO Warren Huff, Reata’s Chief Executive Officer, said, …

IgA Nephropathy  Searching for companies focused on treating severe diseases that have yet to find approved drugs is one of Prohost Biotech's tasks.  Recently we wrote about firms that have, in their pipelines, products that aim at treating NASH and ALS.  Now, we are currently interested in finding firms that have products that can successfully treat IgA nephropathy, among other diseases that have yet to …

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in the NEWS Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX) announced that the U.S. FDA has approved RELYVRIO™ (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol) for the treatment of adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The product, RELYVRIO, (previously known as AMX0035 in the U.S.) has significantly slowed the loss of physical function in people living with ALS in a randomized, placebo-controlled . . . This content is for paid …

Biogen & Eisai Co and Early Alzheimer's Disease  From Tokyo and Cambridge, Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. (BIIB) announced positive topline results from Eisai’s large global Phase 3 confirmatory Clarity AD clinical trial of lecanemab. The product is an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (

FDA Approves bluebird bio Product Skysona for Early, Active CALD SKYSONA is the first FDA approved therapy shown to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with this devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease. The U.S. FDA has granted Accelerated Approval of bluebird bio’s (BLUE) SKYSONA® (elivaldogene autotemcel), also known as eli-cel. SKYSONA® is indicated to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys 4-17 …

Intellia Therapeutics  Intellia Therapeutics.(NTLA) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) today announced positive interim results from an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of NTLA-2001, an . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (RYTM): After soaring, based on great scientific and drug performance in treating genetic obesity, the selloff of the stock has occurred today after the firm’s announcement and pricing of its public offering of 4.8M shares of its common stock at $26 a share. Akero Therapeutics Akero Therapeutics (

Akero Therapeutics Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) - a clinical-stage company, today released topline data from HARMONY, a 24-week Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with pre-cirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis stage 2 or 3 (F2-F3). The study met its primary endpoint for both the 50mg . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please …

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals in the News Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX): The U.S. FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee has voted (7 yes votes and 2 no votes) that the available evidence of effectiveness is sufficient to support approval of AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol ) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The advisory committee’s decision was based on a review . . . This content is …

IVERIC Bio ~ September 6, 2022 IVERIC bio (ISEE) announced positive results from GATHER2 second Phase 3 clinical trial of Zimura® (avacincaptad pegol) - a novel investigational complement C5 inhibitor for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA). GATHER2 met its prespecified primary endpoint of mean rate of growth (slope) in GA area at 12 months with statistical significance and a . . . This content …

TG Therapeutics Results Published in NEJM TG Therapeutics (TGTX) results from the ULTIMATE I & II Phase 3 trials evaluating the firm’s investigational monoclonal antibody product ublituximab in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) were

Intellia Therapeutics to Present Interim Clinical Data from NTLA-2002 Trial for Hereditary Angioedema An abstract featuring interim clinical data from the Phase 1/2 study of Intellia Therapeutics’ (NTLA) product NTLA-2002 has been selected for an oral presentation at the 2022 Bradykinin Symposium, taking place September 15-16 in Berlin, Germany. NTLA-2002 NTLA-2002 is an investigational in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 therapy in development as a single-dose treatment to prevent …

Fate Therapeutics: Developing Next Generation Cellular Therapies Fate Therapeutics (FATE) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class improved cellular immunotherapies for cancer. Fate Therapeutics uses its proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) product platform in clinical development and manufacture of universal off-the-shelf cell products. The . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Regenxbio to Present Important Data  Regenxbio (RGNX) will present important material at the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Symposium, taking place in Germany from August 30 through September 2, 2022. The presentations are meant to highlight new data from the Phase I/II/III CAMPSIITE™ trial of RGX-121, an investigational one-time AAV Therapeutic . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Gilead Sciences Good News for Breast Cancer Gilead Sciences' (GILD) product Trodelvy® has significantly improved the Overall Survival (OS) in Pre-Treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer patients in the TROPiCS-02 study. Today, Gilead Sciences' (

On September 7th the FDA Will Review Amylyx Pharmaceuticals NDA for ALS Treatment Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX) announced that the U.S. FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Advisory Committee (PCNSDAC) will reconvene to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol known also as ursodoxicoltaurine]) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS

Hutchmed: Treating Advanced Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer On August 8, 2022, Hutchmed (HCM) announced that pivotal global Phase 3 FRESCO-2 trial evaluating the investigational use of fruquintinib met its primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced, refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The FRESCO-2 Study A multi-regional clinical trial conducted in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia demonstrates that investigated fruquintinib plus best supportive …

Reata Pharmaceuticals in the NEWS Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) on August 8, 2022, after the U.S. financial markets closed, received a communication from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informing us that they have extended the review timeline for the New Drug Application (NDA) for omaveloxolone for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia by three . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Gilead Sciences to Acquire MiroBio At $405 Million Gilead Sciences (GILD) and MiroBio - a privately held U.K based biotechnology company focused on restoring immune balance with agonists targeting immune inhibitory receptors, announced that they entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Gilead will acquire MiroBio for approximately $405 million in . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe …

Regenxbio in the NEWS  Regenxbio (RGNX) announced, on August 3, 2022, its intention to file a Biologics License Application (BLA) in 2024 using the FDA's accelerated approval pathway for RGX-121 for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II (MPS II), also known as Hunter Syndrome.   The Company has also announced that a pivotal program for RGX-121 is . . . This content is for paid …