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VistaGen gets green light to restart phase 3 trial for social anxiety spray despite past failure

VistaGen Therapeutics has been given the all-clear to continue a phase 3 trial of its social anxiety nose spray after the biotech paused enrollment following poor results from a similar late-stage study.

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Silence sees fast-track tag as proof of FDA confidence in blood cancer drug that faced trial troubles

Silence Therapeutics’ efforts to push SLN124 as a potential treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may have hit a roadblock earlier this year, but the FDA appears to have faith in the therapy’s abilities for another type of blood cancer.

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ESMO: Mirati plays the hits, posting colorectal KRAS data that mirror results reported to fanfare last year

Mirati Therapeutics has taken the lid off updated data on KRAS inhibitor adagrasib in colorectal cancer. Having established itself as the front-runner in the space last year, the biotech has presented a new look at the data that largely reaffirm the earlier findings.

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Amylyx's ALS drug finally scores a positive recommendation from FDA advisory panel

Yesterday was the long-awaited second meeting of the FDA’s independent expert panel to weigh in on Amylyx’s ALS drug, and this time, AMX0035 came away with a victory. New information Amylyx provided was able to sway some members to change their negative opinion from the last time they met.

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Oxford malaria vaccine maintains bite after booster; Researchers hope for shot approval in 2023

An investigational malaria vaccine booster from the University of Oxford maintained high efficacy levels a year after the initial shots—a feat in a disease area that scientists have long struggled to develop effective vaccines and therapies.

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VC firm LifeArc sells first portfolio company as dermatitis-focused Ducentis bought by Arcutis for $30M

LifeArc Ventures’ billion-pound investment strategy appears to be paying off, as the British life sciences VC fund saw its first portfolio company sold off in the form of Ducentis BioTherapeutics.

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Multidrug-resistant pathogen's ferocity found to stem from targeting RNA of competitor bacteria

Scientists from McMaster University in Ontario have discovered that Pseudomonas aeruginosa kills its fellow bacteria by targeting them with an RNA-damaging toxin. The findings could open a door to developing new antibiotics, or at least be used to better understand bacterial physiology.

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ESMO: Gilead's Trodelvy makes surprise comeback with above-par breast cancer survival showing

Many Gilead Sciences investors have lost faith in Trodelvy for HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer after disappointing tumor progression data. But the drug has now made a surprise comeback with a life extension benefit that came above industry watchers’ expectations, reigniting blockbuster hopes.

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ESMO: Seagen's Padcev pulls its weight in combo with Merck's Keytruda

Wednesday at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s annual conference, trial data were presented showing that Seagen's Padcev and Merck's Keytruda perform well together against a form of bladder cancer and that Padcev is a strong contributor to the combo treatment.

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GSK taps Medable for decentralized clinical trials, patient diversity

GlaxoSmithKline inked trial software firm Medable to a four-year deal to use its platform for decentralized clinical trials and to recruit more diverse trial patient populations.

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French prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Philips ventilator recall

The legal troubles continue for Philips and the seemingly never-ending recall of around 5.5 million of its breathing support machines.

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FDA rejects Alvotech's Humira copycat on manufacturing issues

The FDA rejected Alvotech’s application to approve its biosimilar copycat drug of AbbVie’s blockbuster immunology asset Humira after an inspection of the company’s Reykjavik, Iceland, manufacturing plant.

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$10,000 per test: Silicon Valley medtech exec convicted of fraud in COVID, allergy blood testing plot

A federal jury said Mark Schena, president of Arrayit, misled investors and participated in a kickback scheme that covered more than $77 million in false orders for COVID-19 and allergy tests.

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