Keeping Track: DMD, RMAT, HIV, BTDs, Tc-99m – FTW

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Here's your news in brief: A Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) candidate may finally have some good fortune to bring in terms of efficacy, as Capricor Therapeutics Inc.'s CAP-1002has landed a regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation.

Gilead Sciences Inc. scored an approval for its fixed-dose combination HIV treatment Biktarvy (bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide), although...

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