Today's Rundown As Amgen zeroes in on cancer, neuroscience pipeline under the ax GlaxoSmithKline's RIPK1 inhibitor dead on arrival Sanifit's calcification drug hits goal in renal disease phase 2b [Sponsored] RenMab™ Mouse: a leading platform for fully human antibody generation Watch out, Amgen and Mirati. Boehringer's pan-KRAS inhibitor enters cancer clinical trials GSK tuberculosis vaccine maintains efficacy out to 3 years Ironwood spinout nosedives, plots layoffs after twin phase 2 fails Zolgensma safety scare hits Novartis again as FDA halts spinal injection trial Pear Therapeutics teams up with Ironwood for GI-focused digital therapeutics Featured Story | | | Wednesday, October 30, 2019 As Amgen rides the wave of hype and hope for its early-stage KRAS effort as well as other cancer assets in its pipeline, this is pushing out its work on neuroscience. |
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Top Stories Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Just one year ago, encouraging preclinical data saw GlaxoSmithKline kick-start a new clinical test of its investigational RIPK1 inhibitor GSK095. Now, the drug’s test in a tough-to-beat cancer has been axed. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 A phase 2b trial of Sanifit’s SNF472 in hemodialysis patients has hit its primary endpoint, teeing the Spanish biotech up to take the calcification inhibitor forward. Monday, October 28, 2019 Biocytogen uses chromosome engineering for the in situ replacement of mouse antibody genes with the human counterparts, authentic position within the chromosome. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Amgen and Mirati Therapeutics may lead the race to develop KRAS inhibitors to treat cancer, but their candidates only target G12C-mutant tumors. Enter Boehringer Ingelheim, which has just advanced its pan-KRAS drug into clinical testing with the hopes of showing it can address around 15% of all metastatic cancers. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 GlaxoSmithKline has shared updated data from a phase 2b trial of its tuberculosis vaccine candidate M72/AS01E. Three years after vaccination, protection against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease remained up around 50%, suggesting the candidate provides lasting immunity against the bacterium. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Ironwood spinout Cyclerion Therapeutics will lay off 30 of its 135 employees after one of its lead programs fell short in phase 2 studies in heart failure and diabetic kidney disease. The company’s stock plummeted more than 75% when trading opened on Wednesday. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Novartis' bid to expand Zolgensma's market has suffered a setback. After a safety red flag emerged in an animal study, the FDA halted enrollment in a trial testing the gene therapy's new spinal-injection formula. At best, it's a delay for the drugmaker's plan to treat older, later-onset patients. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Prescription digital therapeutic developer Pear Therapeutics is expanding its app-based platform to conditions outside of the brain and mental health through a gastrointestinal disease-focused collaboration with Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. | | QUALITY. SPEED. VALUE.
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