It has only been a month since AstraZeneca’s $39 billion takeover of Alexion was completed, but the merger has already had a setback. Alexion has dropped development of its Ultomiris drug in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chalking up the first clinical failure for the drug since AZ took control. The...
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Leiden, Netherlands– Azafaros B.V. today announced the completion of its 12-week Phase 2 clinical study, RAINBOW study. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, conducted in Brazil, involved 13 patients from the age of 12 years who are affected by GM2 gangliosidosis or Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). The aim of the...
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) being treated with low dose azithromycin for cough did not see significant improvements compared with placebo, according to the results of a recent study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Researchers conducted a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled cross-over clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02173145) treating...
AzurRx BioPharma Announces Completion of Enrollment in First Cohort of Phase 2b OPTION 2 Extension Study of MS1819 DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 28, 2021 – AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (“AzurRx” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AZRX), a company specializing in the development of targeted non-systemic, recombinant therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today...
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – AzurRx BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX), (“AzurRx” or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today announced positive interim data from the first 18 out of 20 patients in its Phase 2 trial evaluating MS1819...
Tel Aviv, Israel – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by decreased social communication and repetitive behaviors, has long intrigued scientists seeking to unravel its underlying mechanisms. Researchers from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have now identified a potential link between ASD and the composition...
– Baricitinib met the primary endpoint of hair regrowth across both dosing regimens – There are currently no FDA-approved treatments for AA INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) announced today top-line results from BRAVE-AA2, a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of...
Chiba, Japan – Pulmonary aspergillosis—a group of infectious respiratory diseases caused by various species of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus—has a significant mortality rate across the globe. Currently, the first-line antifungal therapy in patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is azoles, which belong to a class of antifungal...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted accelerated assessment for the upcoming Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for CHIKV VLP, the Company’s investigational chikungunya vaccine. The accelerated assessment, which is...
WAYNE, N.J. and EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that the companies have begun enrolling patients in an international Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets in patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have failed two or...