Biogen, Sage halt tremor trial after ‘disappointing’ oral drug results
An oral investigational drug jointly developed by Biogen Inc., and Sage Therapeutics Inc., failed to stop essential tremors in patients, forcing the companies.
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PrEPVacc HIV trials’ results ‘surprising’ as dummy group clocks less infections
HIV vaccine trials conducted in Eastern and Southern Africa threw up surprising results when more infections were reported in the two vaccine groups.
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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy gets UK regulator nod to treat heart risks
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug to cut the risk of obesity and adults suffering.
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Roche ends small cell lung cancer trials as results show ‘reduced efficacy’
Swiss drugmaker, Roche, halted a lung cancer trial after it failed to meet the goal of progression-free survival compared to an existing treatment.
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EMA approves Sanofi’s treatment for obstructive pulmonary disease
The European Medicines Agency has approved Sanofi S.A.’s Dupixent (dupilumab) therapy as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary.
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USFDA issues new draft guidance for trials to expand race, ethnicity
In a bid to include an under-represented population, the US drug regulator has advised healthcare firms to improve racial, ethnic and other diversity.
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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound resolves sleep apnea in more than half of trial patients
Tirzepatide, an obesity drug of Eli Lilly and Company, has helped resolve moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in 52.% of adult patients in two.
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AstraZeneca’s trial breast cancer drug fails to meet primary goals
AstraZeneca’s end-stage experimental trial to treat a certain type of breast cancer failed to meet its dual primary goals, according to a statement.
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Takeda’s trials for epilepsy treatment fail to meet primary seizure goals
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company’s two trials for treating epilepsy did not meet its primary goals of seizure frequency, the Japanese company announced.
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Merck’s vaccine for pneumococcal disease gets FDA’s green light
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Merck’s vaccine to protect adults against the different types of bacteria.