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New results from the RESOLUTION trial demonstrate the efficacy of Vyepti (eptinezumab) on top of patient education for patients severely impacted by migraine. 3 December 2024
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Danish biopharma company Lundbeck posted a robust 18% revenue increase in the third quarter of 2024, reaching 5.7 billion Danish kroner ($815 million). Earnings per share rose to 0.78 kroner, marking a 15% year-on-year improvement, while adjusted earnings per share increased by 11%. 13 November 2024
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Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck has announced that Vyepti (eptinezumab) met the primary and all key secondary endpoints in SUNRISE, a Phase III pivotal clinical trial predominantly conducted in Asia evaluating the efficacy and safety in patients with chronic migraine. 31 October 2024
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Last week’s significant news included Denmark-based CNS drugmaker Lundbeck reaching agreement to acquire US firm Longboard Pharmaceuticals, along with its bexicaserin, for $2.6 billion. Also, US pharma giant Pfizer entered into a deal with TRIANA Biomedicines to develop molecular glue degraders. On the regulatory front, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved Novocure’s key product Optune Lua for lung cancer patients. Also, German biotech BioNTech and its US partner OncoC4 received a partial clinical hold from the FDA on the Phase III trial of gotistobart in lung cancer. The European Medicines Agency’s human health committee, CHMP, Reaffirmed its non-approval of PTC Therapeutic’s Translarna. 20 October 2024
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Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck today revealed that it has reached to acquire Longboard Pharmaceuticals. 15 October 2024
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US pharma major Eli Lilly today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zepbound its (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity. 23 December 2024
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Among significant research news last week, UK drug developer PureTech released positive new Phase IIb data on its deupirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. France’s Sanofi and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced encouraging new Phase IIb data for their duvakitug in inflammatory bowel disease. Meanwhile, Vertex Pharmaceuticals released Phase II results for its investigational sciatica treatment suzetrigine that failed to impress. Also of note, AbbVie announced strong Phase III results of tavapadon in early Parkinson’s disease. 22 December 2024
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Astellas Pharma has struck a licensing agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics to make use of its neurotropic adeno-associated virus capsid, STAC-BBB. 20 December 2024
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Shares of Swiss pharma giant Roche dipped 2.3% to 249.10 francs by midday after it reported disappointing results from the Phase IIb PADOVA study investigating prasinezumab in 586 people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease, treated for a minimum of 18 months while on stable symptomatic treatment. 19 December 2024
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Japanese firms Nxera Pharma- formerly known as Sosei Group or Sosei Heptares- and Shionogi have announced that Quviviq (daridorexant) 25mg and 50 mg has been launched and is now available in the Asian country as a new treatment for adults with insomnia. 19 December 2024
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New York pharma giant Bristol Myers Squibb is getting into Alzheimer’s in a big way, snapping up global rights to an antibody program from BioArctic. 19 December 2024
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BioAge Labs today announced a multi-year research collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis, with the news pushing the US biotech’s shares up 6.1% to $4.35 by early afternoon. 18 December 2024
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Eli Lilly has announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) for certain adults with early Alzheimer’s disease. 18 December 2024
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French CNS specialist Theranexus saw its shares leap more than 34% to 0.65 euros as it revealed a license and supply agreement with Exeltis to commercialize TX01, its novel formulation of a compound already approved in the indication for the treatment of rare neurological diseases. 18 December 2024
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Belgian drugmaker UCB today announced the ORCHESTRA proof-of-concept study of minzasolmin - an investigational, oral small molecule, alpha-synuclein misfolding inhibitor - developed in partnership with Novartis for early Parkinson’s disease, did not meet its primary and secondary clinical endpoints. 17 December 2024
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The Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) in Mexico has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 5 December 2024
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