Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug developer Axovant Sciences, which earlier this year raised a record-breaking sum of cash, has launched a large Phase III study for its 5-HT6 receptor antagonist, RVT-101– a move it hopes will set the company up to seek the first approval for any new AD product in over a decade.
Who Will Get First AD Drug To Market In Over A Decade?
Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug developer Axovant Sciences, which earlier this year raised a record-breaking sum of cash, has launched a large Phase III study for its 5-HT6 receptor antagonist, RVT-101– a move it hopes will set the company up to seek the first approval for any new AD product in over a decade.
More from Neurological
More from Therapy Areas
• By
Two potentially first-in-class molecules signify Zai Lab’s renewed drive for the in-house discovery of drugs that it requires “to be innovative, differentiated and to have the potential to make a big difference for patients,” its global R&D head tells Scrip.
• By
The company’s FcRn inhibitor nipocalimab was approved by the US FDA for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), where it will join a competitive market.
• By
Emma Walmsley tells Scrip that the "biotech market is under a certain degree of pressure," so reasonably priced deals are available.