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Apellis Eyes Progress For Lead AMD Product

 
• By Lubna Ahmed

Apellis Pharmaceuticals' lead product APL-2 for geographic atrophy, a progressed form of age-related macular degeneration, has met its primary endpoint in a Phase II trial with the company planning to begin Phase III trials in 2018.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company focused on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, has reported that APL-2, its complement C3 inhibitor in development for geographic atrophy (GA) linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), has met its primary endpoint in a Phase II trial (FILLY). The company now plans to use recently raised funds to initiate a Phase III trial in late 2018, in addition to progressing other pipeline products.

Apellis was founded in 2009 and closed a $60m Series E preferred stock financing earlier this month

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Pipeline Watch: Six Approvals And Thirteen Phase III Readouts

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

Viatris Will File ‘Fast-Acting’ Meloxicam For FDA Approval This Year

 
• By Joseph Haas

Seven years after acquiring it, Viatris will seek approval of a meloxicam formulation for acute pain backed by data from two Phase III studies in post-surgical pain settings.

CRISPR Therapeutics Unveils Promising Early In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Results

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The Phase I results are the best to date among ANGPTL3-targeting candidates in the pipeline, but analysts will wait for further updates before predicting a likely winner.

Sanofi R&D Head’s Words Of Wisdom For Biotechs

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Houman Ashrafian tells delegates at Swiss Biotech Day that ‘literally only two things matter in our industry – target credentialing and differentiated pharmacology. The rest is execution.’

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Sanofi R&D Head’s Words Of Wisdom For Biotechs

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Houman Ashrafian tells delegates at Swiss Biotech Day that ‘literally only two things matter in our industry – target credentialing and differentiated pharmacology. The rest is execution.’

Marea Eyes Cardioprotective Benefit With ANGPTL4 Inhibition

 
• By Joseph Haas

Phase IIa data for ANGPTL4-targeted antibody shows reduced triglycerides and remnant cholesterol, which Marea asserts indicates potential to protect against cardiovascular outcomes.

First Win For AstraZeneca’s Enhertu In Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Already dominating in later lines of breast cancer treatment, Enhertu could now displace both chemotherapy combinations and Roche’s Kadcyla in early-stage HER2-positive patients.