Kura Oncology has announced positive topline results from a phase 2 trial for its lead product candidate, tipifarnib, in patients with HRAS mutant relapsed or refractory squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC).
AstraZeneca’s Duaklir (aclidinium bromide/formoterol 400µg/12µg twice-daily) has met its primary endpoints in the Phase III Amplify trial of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Cancer Research UK has launched a clinical study to evaluate a new cancer drug in patients with advanced solid tumours in four centres across the UK through its Centre for Drug Development.
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s phase 3 study evaluating aceneuramic acid extended release (Ace-ER) in patients with GNE Myopathy (GNEM) failed to meet primary endpoint of showing a statistically significant difference in the upper extremity muscle strength composite score compared to placebo.
ViraCyte has announced publication of positive data from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating its most advanced T-cell immunotherapy product, Viralym-M.
Pfizer, along with Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) and six other international cancer research groups, has commenced a phase 3 clinical study to assess palbociclib (Ibrance) for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Ovid Therapeutics announced it has randomized the first patient in its Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of TAK-935, also known as OV935, in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Pluristem Therapeutics stated that a pilot study of its PLX-R18 cell therapy will be initiated by the US Department of Defense’s (DOD) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), part of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USU).
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded a Small Business Initiative Research (SBIR) grant to Aradigm to study the treatment of two pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (PNTM) infections, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium abscessus, with the company’s inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin products Linhaliq and Lipoquin.
Ophthotech’s anti-PDGF therapy Fovista (pegpleranib) for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has failed to meet the primary endpoint in a phase 3 trial.
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