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Why two promising heart drugs flopped and what's next
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (222+ words) By Adam Feuerstein, Elaine Chen, and Allison DeAngelis On this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD”: The pharma industry invested billions of dollars to develop drugs heralded as the next era in the treatment of heart disease — but why did…...
AstraZeneca’s experimental COPD treatment posts strong results in late-stage studies
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (187+ words) STAT AstraZeneca’s experimental COPD treatment posts strong results in late-stage studies Approval could deliver patients a new options and produce a windfall for the pharma company Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the continent. You…...
Inhibrx claims first win for long-sought immunotherapy target
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (136+ words) statnews.com Inhibrx said Tuesday that its experimental immunotherapy targeting a protein called OX40 showed responses in patients with head and neck cancer. But the most striking results were in a small subset of patients with HPV-positive tumors, which could significantly…...
Roivant lung disease drug hits mid-stage study goals
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (242+ words) Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist for STAT, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a cohost of STAT's weekly "The Readout LOUD" podcast and the author of the…...
Novo Nordisk stops two cardiovascular trials of drug aimed at lowering inflammation
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (130+ words) STAT Novo Nordisk has stopped two trials of a drug that aims to tame inflammation as a way to improve cardiovascular health, another blow for the approach. The company said it had halted the HERMES and ATHENA trials of its…...
After failure of Angelman syndrome drug, experts see hope in other experimental therapies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (205+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
We're reading about an Ultragenyx failure, RevMed for lung cancer, and more
1+ week, 3+ day ago (252+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Ultragenyx drug to treat Angelman syndrome, a rare disease, fails late-stage trial
1+ week, 4+ day ago (174+ words) The biotech company Ultragenyx said Wednesday that its experimental therapy for Angelman syndrome, a rare disease that causes severe intellectual disabilities and developmental delays, showed no benefit compared to a sham treatment in a large Phase 3 trial. The drug, GTX…...
Pharmalittle: We're reading about a Huntington's gene therapy, Novo's challenges, and more
1+ week, 4+ day ago (172+ words) STAT Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Huntington’s gene therapy, Novo’s challenges, and more New White House drug pricing deals might not amount to much, at least not immediately Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the…...
Alnylam defends heart disease drugs after failure of AstraZeneca’s Wainua
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (141+ words) When AstraZeneca on Friday detailed the failed trial of its drug Wainua in a heart condition known as ATTR-CM, the bad news, according to one school of thought, extended to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Some analysts interpreted the study’s miss as a…...