Danish biotech Teitur Trophics completed its phase 1 study and said its experimental Parkinson’s disease treatment TT-P34 was safe and reached the central nervous system, supporting plans to move the peptide into phase 2 testing in 2027.
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Switzerland-based Pharvaris’ once-daily oral deucrictibant XR reduced hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks by 83% versus placebo in a pivotal Phase 3 trial, putting the experimental prophylactic into roughly the same efficacy range as several leading injected treatments.
Novartis has suffered another pipeline setback after del-desiran, an antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate acquired with Avidity Biosciences, failed to significantly improve hand function over placebo in the Phase 3 HARBOR study in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Novartis’ pelacarsen failed to reduce cardiovascular events in the first Phase 3 outcomes trial of an Lp(a)-lowering drug, despite successfully lowering the genetically driven cardiovascular risk factor.
French biotech Transgene said all 16 head and neck cancer patients treated with its personalized cancer vaccine TG4050 in a randomized Phase 1 trial remained disease-free after three years, while three of 16 patients in the control arm relapsed.
Novartis’ remibrutinib has beaten teriflunomide in two Phase 3 trials in relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), adding another important clinical win for a class of BTK inhibitors that has endured several high-profile failures in autoimmune disease.
BioNTech and Genentech have terminated a Phase 2 trial of their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine autogene cevumeran in colorectal cancer after more deaths occurred in the vaccine arm than among patients under observation. The setback comes just days after rival Moderna scored the first Phase 3 success for an individualized mRNA cancer therapy — albeit in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor.
UK biotech Apollo Therapeutics has reported early Phase 1 data showing that one dose of its experimental rhinovirus vaccine, APL-10456, induced immune responses recognizing all three rhinovirus species in healthy adults.
Novo Nordisk’s ziltivekimab failed to reduce cardiovascular events in a Phase 3 trial, dealing a blow to a drug once forecast to generate about $3 billion in peak annual sales.
Sanofi has discontinued development of itepekimab and balinatunfib after disappointing clinical results, ending ongoing programmes across respiratory and inflammatory diseases.