More Positive Data As Decision Day Looms For AstraZeneca Lupus Drug

Chief Medical Officer Samit Hirawat will step down to pursue new career opportunities, the company said.

The privately held German pharma firm is hoping to bring a new generation of pulmonary fibrosis and cancer drugs to market but their commercial success is not yet a certainty.

Pointing to data that show a benefit in reducing viral load and the histological signs of the infection, Memo says its drug, potravitug, could become the first therapy to treat BK polyomavirus in kidney transplant recipients.

In its Q2 update, Viking reported that Phase III trials of subcutaneous VK2735 are under way, and that it expects Phase II data for an oral formulation before year’s end.