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Sep 29, 2023

Structure posts early oral obesity findings but delays larger readout after data collection mistake


To help drugs withstand the 'white hot heat' of human trials, scientists model the preclinic after the clinic 


PTC deepens layoffs as DMD drug faces loss of authorization across Europe


ModeX nets up to $168M in BARDA bucks to develop therapies for viral infections


Adlai, building on the ashes of Novartis' failure, raises $57.5M IPO to run phase 3 cancer trial


Chutes & Ladders—Madrigal COO exits 2 weeks after new CEO Bill Sibold starts


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Structure posts early oral obesity findings but delays larger readout after data collection mistake

Structure Therapeutics has shared an early look at the efficacy of its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, linking the candidate to a 5% reduction in weight after four weeks.
 

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To help drugs withstand the 'white hot heat' of human trials, scientists model the preclinic after the clinic

It’s no secret that most drugs that work in mice fail to work in men (and women). Yet thousands of animal lives and taxpayer dollars are spent on preclinical research that, in the end, offers little more than false hope. A new method for conducting preclinical studies could help change that.

PTC deepens layoffs as DMD drug faces loss of authorization across Europe

PTC Therapeutics has announced that its layoffs will now go deeper and wider than previously announced as European regulators consider halting sales of the company’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug.

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ModeX nets up to $168M in BARDA bucks to develop therapies for viral infections

ModeX Therapeutics has won a BARDA contract worth up to $168 to develop next-gen antibodies against viral infection. The company inked a partnership with Merck earlier this year worth more than $800 million.

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Adlai, building on the ashes of Novartis' failure, raises $57.5M IPO to run phase 3 cancer trial

Adlai Nortye has established the financial foundation to show whether its bet on an ex-Novartis asset will pay off, securing $97.5 million through an IPO and private placement to fund a phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer.

Chutes & Ladders—Madrigal COO exits 2 weeks after new CEO Bill Sibold starts

New Madrigal CEO Bill Sibold has his first critical vacancy to fill, with the company's COO departing. Ex-Novartis CMO John Tsai takes the reins of a new UK biotech. Editas taps former Biogen exec to lead commercial work.

'The Top Line': Exploring AstraZeneca's environmental pledges

In this episode of "The Top Line," Fierce Pharma's Eric Sagonowksy talks with Pam Cheng, the AstraZeneca executive who is playing a key role in driving the company's sustainability ambitions.

UPDATED: Will Big Pharma engage in Medicare price negotiations? Merck, AZ and BMS say they will

After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the list of drugs set to face the first round of pricing negotiations, the drugmakers responsible for marketing them are confronting a series of deadlines.

Abbott analysis finds FreeStyle Libre CGM and GLP-1 drug adherence rise when used together

They say a rising tide lifts all boats, and that certainly seems to be the case with the new wave of drugs and devices for diabetes management.

'We can't forget about this': As chemotherapy shortage ebbs and flows, attention shifts to long-term solutions

As some cancer centers struggle to secure access to key platinum-based chemotherapies, a national spotlight gives the issue newfound political importance. But will this be a turning point for the recurrent shortage issue? ASCO's Julie Gralow, M.D., certainly hopes so.

Healthcare hiring during the summer was the industry's strongest 2-month stretch since 2020

Analyses of recent government data outlined an uptick in hiring while year-over-year growth in healthcare spending, prices and utilization somewhat slowed.

Fierce Pharma Asia—AZ, Daiichi's TROP2 readout; Padcev's bladder cancer win; AbbVie, I-Mab's CD47 breakup

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's TROP2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate has hits its goal in a breast cancer trial. The combination of Padcev and Keytruda also succeeded in a broad first-line bladder cancer setting. AbbVie has terminated its CD47 collaboration with I-Mab. And more.
 
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