BOSTON – AVEO Oncology (Nasdaq: AVEO), a commercial and clinical development stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced results from a randomized confirmatory Phase 2 study of ficlatuzumab as a single agent or in combination with cetuximab (ERBITUX®), an EGFR-targeted antibody, in patients who relapsed or were refractory to prior immunotherapy, chemotherapy,...
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BRISBANE, Calif. — Vera Therapeutics, Inc., a late clinical-stage biotechnology company developing and commercializing transformative treatments for patients with serious immunologic diseases, today announced positive 72-week data from the open label extension (OLE) period of its Phase 2b ORIGIN clinical trial of atacicept in participants with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that data reinforcing the diagnostic performance and utility of the Envisia® Genomic Classifier are being shared at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2021 International Conference, taking place today through May 18. The company is also presenting new data which demonstrate that the...
BOSTON, Mass. — Verastem Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, announced today that it has initiated its international confirmatory Phase 3 RAMP 301 trial (GOG-3097; ENGOT-ov81/NCRI), evaluating the combination of avutometinib and defactinib versus standard chemotherapy or hormonal therapy for the treatment of...
BOSTON – Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced a mini oral presentation highlighting updated data from the ongoing investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 FRAME study. The FRAME study, led by The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS...
BOSTON, Mass. — Verastem Oncology, a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to Verastem Oncology’s investigational RAF/MEK clamp, avutometinib, in combination with Amgen’s KRAS G12C inhibitor, LUMAKRASTM (sotorasib), for the treatment...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Verge Genomics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming drug discovery and development using artificial intelligence (AI) and human data, today announced the initiation of its Phase 1b proof-of-concept study of VRG50635 for the treatment of sporadic and familial forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study...
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, VeriSIM Life (VeriSIM) announces the launch of its pharmaceutical subsidiary, PulmoSIM Therapeutics (PulmoSIM) with the mission to address the unmet needs in the treatment of rare respiratory diseases, with an immediate emphasis on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). PulmoSIM is developing breakthrough...
BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq:VRTX) and Obsidian Therapeutics announced today that the two companies have entered into a strategic research collaboration and licensing agreement focused on the discovery of novel therapies that regulate gene editing for the treatment of serious diseases. The collaboration leverages Obsidian’s cytoDRiVE®...
LONDON – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the European Commission has granted approval of the label extension for KAFTRIO® (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in a combination regimen with ivacaftor for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in all patients ages 12 years and older who have at least one F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance...