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Phase III Data Back Keryx's Plan To Expand Auryxia Market

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. had a rough first year of sales for its oral, iron-based phosphate binder Auryxia (ferric citrate), but the company and it investors have high hopes that new Phase III data will support approval for a second indication that could double the drug's market.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. had a rough first year of sales for its oral, iron-based phosphate binder Auryxia (ferric citrate), but the company and it investors have high hopes that new Phase III data will support approval for a second indication that could double the drug's market.

Boston-based Keryx rose 8.6% to close at $4.94 per share on March 29 after the company reported that 52% of...

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• By Eleanor Malone

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Galapagos Expands Point-Of-Care CAR-T Study To The US

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

CEO Paul Stoffels said gaining US clearance for an IND for its novel CAR-T product was demanding, but now opens up a pathway towards a pivotal study starting in 2025.

Analysts Split On Eisai’s Chances Of Changing EU Regulator’s Mind On Leqembi

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

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Finance Watch: Insmed Cashes In On Positive Data With $750m Offering

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Public Company Edition: Insmed raised $750m after reporting positive Phase IIb data in PAH, Cogent accessed up to $400m in new debt, Kelun-Biotech netted $250m in a placement of shares and ADC revealed a $100m private placement. In strategic updates, Recursion cut 20% of its jobs.

Lilly Looks For Muscle-Sparing Candidates In Pact With Juvena

 
• By Joseph Haas

Deal Snapshot: Including its internal efforts with bimagrumab, Lilly has been seeking a muscle-sparing therapy to complement GLP-1 obesity drugs, such as Zepbound.

Asia Deal Watch: Otsuka’s Taiho Licenses LSD1 Inhibitor Rights To Benz

 
• By Joseph Haas, Lisa Takagi, Jung Won Shin, Vibha Ravi, and Sushmita Panda

Plus deals involving BioAge/JiKang, Sanyou/Medicovestor, AriBio/Acino, Intragrand/Transpire, Kaken/Twocells, Sumitomo/Novo Nordisk, NIBEC/Undisclosed, Formosa/Adalvo, Drug Farm/Amoytop, Lupin/SteinCares and Lupin/Honeywell.