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October 30, 2019___

Today's Rundown

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As Amgen zeroes in on cancer, neuroscience pipeline under the ax

As Amgen rides the wave of hype and hope for its early-stage KRAS effort as well as other cancer assets in its pipeline, this is pushing out its work on neuroscience.

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GlaxoSmithKline's RIPK1 inhibitor dead on arrival

Just one year ago, encouraging preclinical data saw GlaxoSmithKline kick-start a new clinical test of its investigational RIPK1 inhibitor GSK095. Now, the drug’s test in a tough-to-beat cancer has been axed.

Sanifit's calcification drug hits goal in renal disease phase 2b

A phase 2b trial of Sanifit’s SNF472 in hemodialysis patients has hit its primary endpoint, teeing the Spanish biotech up to take the calcification inhibitor forward.

[Sponsored] RenMab™ Mouse: a leading platform for fully human antibody generation

Biocytogen uses chromosome engineering for the in situ replacement of mouse antibody genes with the human counterparts, authentic position within the chromosome.

Watch out, Amgen and Mirati. Boehringer's pan-KRAS inhibitor enters cancer clinical trials

Amgen and Mirati Therapeutics may lead the race to develop KRAS inhibitors to treat cancer, but their candidates only target G12C-mutant tumors. Enter Boehringer Ingelheim, which has just advanced its pan-KRAS drug into clinical testing with the hopes of showing it can address around 15% of all metastatic cancers.

GSK tuberculosis vaccine maintains efficacy out to 3 years

GlaxoSmithKline has shared updated data from a phase 2b trial of its tuberculosis vaccine candidate M72/AS01E. Three years after vaccination, protection against active pulmonary tuberculosis disease remained up around 50%, suggesting the candidate provides lasting immunity against the bacterium.

Ironwood spinout nosedives, plots layoffs after twin phase 2 fails

Ironwood spinout Cyclerion Therapeutics will lay off 30 of its 135 employees after one of its lead programs fell short in phase 2 studies in heart failure and diabetic kidney disease. The company’s stock plummeted more than 75% when trading opened on Wednesday.

Zolgensma safety scare hits Novartis again as FDA halts spinal injection trial

Novartis' bid to expand Zolgensma's market has suffered a setback. After a safety red flag emerged in an animal study, the FDA halted enrollment in a trial testing the gene therapy's new spinal-injection formula. At best, it's a delay for the drugmaker's plan to treat older, later-onset patients.

Pear Therapeutics teams up with Ironwood for GI-focused digital therapeutics

Prescription digital therapeutic developer Pear Therapeutics is expanding its app-based platform to conditions outside of the brain and mental health through a gastrointestinal disease-focused collaboration with Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.

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