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The US FDA Approved United Therapeutics Product Tyvaso DPI™ for PAH and ILD

United Therapeutics Approval for Tyvaso DPI™ The US FDA approved United Therapeutics (UTHR) product Tyvaso DPI™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) to improve exercise ability. Tyvaso DPI represents a new formulation and inhalation device for inhaled treprostinil and is the only dry powder inhaler approved by the . . . This content is …

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Positive New Results of Lumasiran in Advanced Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a new class of innovative therapeutics, transforming the lives of people afflicted with rare and prevalent diseases with unmet needs. RNAi is a natural cellular process of gene silencing that represents  promising and rapidly advancing frontiers in biology and drug . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to …

Karyopharm Therapeutics: CHMP Recommended Approval of the Firm’s Product NEXPOVIO® for Multiple Melanoma in Europe.

Karyopharm Therapeutics  Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI) and the Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a privately-held, leading international pharmaceutical company, announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of NEXPOVIO® (selinexor), a first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, in combination with once weekly . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or …

An Important Reminder from Vir Biotechnology

Vir Biotechnology  Vir Biotechnology (VIR) is a commercial-stage immunology firm focused on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. Vir assembled four technology platforms that stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes. Vir’s current pipeline consists of product candidates targeting COVID-19, hepatitis B and hepatitis D viruses, influenza A and human immunodeficiency virus. …

Exelixis First Quarter 2022 Financial Results. See Also: Milestones in Clinical and Pipeline Development

Exelixis Press Release This press release covers a large part of Exelixis accomplishments, including important details about its pipeline products, especially, cabozantinib, in addition to new results from clinical trials. We advise Prohost subscribers to read this press release, so they can get a better understanding about this firm and why we believe it a great achiever.  Exelixis On May 10,  Exelixis (

Eisai and Biogen: Lecanemab for the Treament of Early Alzheimer’s DIisease

Eisai and Biogen Inc: Lecanemab Eisai and Biogen Inc. (BIIB) announced that Eisai has completed the rolling submission to the U.S. FDA of a Biologics License Application (BLA) under the accelerated approval pathway for the investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody lecanemab (BAN2401). The  product is for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild AD (collectively known as early AD) with confirmed presence …

Positive News for Two Undervalued Firms in the Prohost Portfolio

Exelixis CABOMETYX Approval Exelixis (EXEL) partner Ipsen received approval from the European Commission (EC) for CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), which is refractory or not eligible to radioactive iodine (RAI . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Amgen: Repatha Studies Showed Sustained Reduction in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with No New Safety Findings

Amgen Repatha Studies Repatha is the Longest Studied PCSK9i Amgen (AMGN) announced top-line results from two Repatha® (evolocumab) open label extension (OLE) studies to the Phase 3 FOURIER cardiovascular outcomes trial. The studies were designed to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of Repatha over five years in adults with clinically evident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The FOURIER-OLE (Further . . . This content is for paid …

Gilead Sciences: Remdesivir is the First and Only Approved Treatment for Pediatric Patients with COVID-19. See Also: Cassava Sciences

Gilead Sciences Receives sNDA from the FDA for Remdesivir for Pediatric Patients with COVID-19 Gilead Sciences (GILD) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Veklury®, aka remdesivir, for the treatment of pediatric patients who are older than 28 days, weighing at least 3 kg, and . . . This content is for paid subscribers. …

Interesting News from PTC Therapeutics and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings News Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings (ARCT) shared topline data from an ongoing Phase 1/2/3 trial evaluating ARCT-154, Arcturus’ self-amplifying mRNA vaccine candidate against COVID-19. The ongoing Phase 1/2/3 registrational study, sponsored by Arcturus’ collaborator Vinbiocare Biotechnology Joint Stock Company – a member of Vingroup Joint Stock Company, enrolled over . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log …

Gilead Sciences: The FDA Lifts Partial Clinical Hold on MDS and AML Magrolimab Studies. See Also: BioNTech

FDA Lifts Partial Clinical Hold on Gilead Sciences Studies of Magrolimab On April 12, 2022, Gilead Sciences (GILD) announced that the U.S. FDA lifted the partial clinical hold placed on studies evaluating its investigational agent magrolimab in combination with azacitidine. The FDA removed the partial hold after reviewing the comprehensive safety data from each trial. Enrollment in the U.S. can resume . . . This …

What’s Going on with the Clinical-Stage Biotech Firms. See Also: Promising News From Evotec SE

The Clinical Stage Biotech Firms   We have reasons to believe that some clinical-stage biotechnology firms, which have yet to generate revenues, have solid scientific fundamentals, breakthrough technologies and extremely promising  products that will generate billions of dollars in future years. These solid firms’ shareholders are currently experiencing selloffs of their stocks. Short-sellers, and the followers who are encouraging the ridding of these stocks, explain …

Sunshine Biopharma’s New mRNA Therapeutics Killed Cancer Cells with Little or No Adverse Effects

Sunshine Biopharma mRNA Therapeutics Effective at Destroying Cancer Cells Sunshine Biopharma, Inc. (SBFM) –  a pharmaceutical company focused on research, development and commercialization of oncology and antiviral drugs, announced that two of its newly designed mRNA molecules are effective at destroying cancer cells grown in culture. The cytotoxicity tests were performed on a variety of cancer cells including the following cancers: Multidrug resistant breast cancer …

Gilead Sciences: The FDA Approved Yescarta® – The First CAR T-Cell Therapy for Initial Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory LBCL

Gilead Sciences' Product Yescarta Kite - a Gilead Sciences (GILD) Company, announced the U.S. FDA has approved Yescarta® (axicabtagene ciloleucel) CAR T-cell therapy for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) refractory to first-line chemo-immunotherapy or that which relapses within 12 months of first-line chemo-immunotherapy. Yescarta demonstrated a clinically meaningful and statistically significant . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or …

Reata Pharmaceuticals Completed Rolling NDA Submission of Omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s Ataxia

Reata Pharmaceuticals Completed Rolling NDA Submission for Omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s Ataxia Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) announced the completion of the rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. FDA for omaveloxolone’s treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). The NDA is supported by the efficacy and safety data from the MOXIe Part 1, Part 2 and MOXIe Extension studies. The FDA has granted Fast Track …

News From Vertex and Cassava: Two Prohost Portfolio Selected Biotech Firms 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Statistically Significant Results From Vertex VX-548 for Acute Pain Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) announced positive results from two Phase 2 proof-of-concept (POC) studies that investigated treatment with the selective NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 for acute pain following abdominoplasty surgery or bunionectomy surgery. Treatment with an initial dose of 100 mg followed by 50 mg . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here …

Our Most Pressing Need. See Also: Important, Recent News from Incyte & Eli Lilly and Halozyme

Our Most Pressing Need Our current, most pressing need is news that makes sense. Stock Market investors are waiting for comprehensive news regarding inflation in the U.S., the rest of the world's economy and the price of crude oil. Indeed, we are all waiting to hear confirmed news promising the end of Russia's invasion into Ukraine. All the news we have been hearing up til …