Cardiovascular
Presenting data or announcing a licensing transaction at an appropriately themed conference would normally be expected to be viewed favorably by investors. This is not always the case, however.
Both companies are seeking to license their products as they try to stretch their dwindling cash.
The US FDA approved the TTR-stabilizing drug for ATTR-CM, with the drugmaker pricing it below that of Pfizer’s Vyndaqel/Vyndamax.
The company announced results of the TANDEM study combining the CETP inhibitor with ezetimibe, following successful monotherapy trial data announced in July
The drug maker’s muvalaplin is only in Phase II – behind candidates from Amgen and Novartis – but an analyst said it has “mega-blockbuster” potential, assuming it has the right biological activity.
Among the major topics at the conference this week will be the impact on global biopharma of the upcoming Trump administration, frenetic activity in the obesity field, and hopes of increased funding for UK biotech companies.
A mild benefit in the CV outcomes trial of Rybelsus means a likely label expansion in diabetes patients, but probably not vastly increased sales.
The $100m upfront deal help AZ to fill out its cardiovascular, renal and metabolism portfolio, now joining Lilly in seeking to develop an oral Lp(a)-targeting therapy.
CEO Chris Cargill talks to Scrip about Sosei Heptares’ new identity as Nxera, the ups and downs of being big pharma’s go-to small-molecule drug hunter and its move into commercialization in Japan.
At an investor meeting in London, the Swiss company sets out plans for more disciplined decision-making to help it launch a new wave of blockbuster drugs.
An academic study of GLP-1 agonist showed promise in patients with the painful skin condition but with no signs that the Danish drugmaker will pursue the indication, smaller players in the space may be interested.
The EDG-7500 results have seen the company’s share price rocket, thanks to a potential advantage over existing treatments for the rare heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
New hi-tech labs in Basel are aimed at boosting Roche’s R&D productivity, but despite streamlining in San Francisco, its twin-track drug discovery with Genentech will remain.
In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: J&J interested in differentiated obesity assets; Kerendia hits in heart failure; strong HERCULES data keep Sanofi’s MS plans alive; WCLC preview; and Mankind sets eyes on 5x growth.
Following the pivotal data on Alnylam’s Amvuttra, all eyes turn to the next amyloidosis readout – that of AstraZeneca and Ionis’ Wainua. And the UK major’s ambitions do not stop there.
But Ionis might be first to reach this small but potentially lucrative market.
Bayer’s mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist is effective in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction – but should it be used instead of SGLT2s, or on top of them?
The full pivotal data in ATTR cardiomyopathy suggest the transthyretin silencer could find a niche as an add-on to Pfizer’s established drug Vyndamax.
The big pharma’s second selection in the alliance shows novel cardiovascular therapies are high on its priority list
Merck & Co. won European Commission approval for Winrevair on top of other medicines for pulmonary arterial hypertension and expects an initial EU launch in Germany.