Clinical Trials

Alnylam presents positive phase 3 results from ILLUMINATE-A study of Lumasiran

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced positive Phase 3 results from the ILLUMINATE-A study of lumasiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting hydroxyacid oxidase 1 (HAO1) – the gene encoding glycolate oxidase (GO) – in development for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1).

Calquence showed promising clinical improvement in majority of 19 hospitalised Covid-19 patients

Results published in Science Immunology showed that Calquence (acalabrutinib), a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, reduced markers of inflammation and improved clinical outcomes of patients with severe Covid-19 disease

Janssen’s TREMFYA delivers improvement in psoriatic arthritis joint and skin symptoms at week 52 in phase 3 trials

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced new data from two Phase 3 clinical trials, DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2, which showed that TREMFYA (guselkumab) demonstrated improvements in multiple clinical outcomes including joint symptoms, skin symptoms, soft tissue inflammation, physical function and reduction in radiographic progression at week 52 in adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Octapharma USA extends funding for Covid-19 study following positive preliminary research data

Following positive preliminary data, Octapharma USA is extending funding for an investigator-initiated study (IIS) focused on treating the most critical patients at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic, those experiencing hypoxia and who are at the highest risk of requiring mechanical ventilation.

Bristol Myers Squibb announces positive topline results from True North trial evaluating Zeposia in ulcerative colitis

Bristol Myers Squibb announced results from True North, a pivotal Phase 3 trial evaluating oral Zeposia (ozanimod) as an induction and maintenance therapy for adult patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.

FSD Pharma gets FDA nod to design Covid-19 trial with ultramicronised PEA

FSD Pharma has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to design a phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of FSD-201 (ultramicronised palmitoylethanolamide or ultramicronised PEA) to treat patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis.

Gilead’s Covid-19 candidate remdesivir delivers positive results in phase 3 trial

Gilead Sciences said that a phase 3 trial with its investigational antiviral remdesivir has delivered positive results in hospitalised patients with moderate Covid-19 pneumonia.

Imfinzi shows sustained OS benefit in first-line ES-SCLC in CASPIAN trial

Detailed results from an updated analysis of the Phase III CASPIAN trial showed AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with a choice of chemotherapies, etoposide plus either carboplatin or cisplatin, demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) treated in the 1st-line setting.

SAB Biotherapeutics confirms neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and begins clinical manufacturing of novel Covid-19 therapeutic candidate

SAB Biotherapeutics (SAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary technology to produce fully human polyclonal antibodies without the need for human plasma donors, today announced in vitro data demonstrating that SAB-185, its COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, has highly-potent neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 that are four times higher than the most potent human convalescent plasma serum sample evaluated.