November 21st 2024
The Phase II KRAKEN trial demonstrated that muvalaplin, Eli Lilly's first-in-class oral small molecule inhibitor, significantly reduces lipoprotein(a) levels with minimal adverse effects, offering a promising new approach to addressing a major cardiovascular risk factor.
Phase III Trial Data for Scemblix Show Clinically Meaningful Response in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
January 8th 2024Phase III ASC4FIRST show Scemblix (asciminib) plus investigators’ choice of tyrosine kinase inhibitor produced a statistically significant response in patients newly diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.
Sharon Hesterlee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Speaks on New Therapy, Vamorolone
December 18th 2023In an interview with ACT editor, Andy Studna, Hesterlee, Chief Research Officer at the Muscular Dystrophy Association discusses a new therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Vamorolone, and what sets it apart from other therapies in the market.
Novel Cancer Vaccine Plus Keytruda Cuts Risk of Death, Recurrence by Nearly Half in Phase IIb Trial
December 15th 2023A planned analysis of the KEYNOTE-942/mRNA-4157-P201 clinical trial found that at a median follow-up of approximately three years, adjuvant treatment with Moderna’s mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda continued to show a clinically meaningful improvement in recurrence-free survival in patients with resected high-risk melanoma.
Blenrep Shows Promise in DREAMM-7 Phase 3 Trial for Relapsed, Refractory Multiple Myeloma
November 30th 2023DREAMM-7 was a Phase 3, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial analyzing the efficacy and safety of Blenrep plus bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma previously administered at least one prior line of treatment.
Boehringer Ingelheim Delivers Promising Results in Phase II Chronic Kidney Disease Trial
November 6th 2023BI 690517 is a novel, potent, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor that reduces the progression of kidney damage and lowers the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease.
FDA Approves Keytruda Plus Chemotherapy for Biliary Tract Cancer
November 1st 2023The approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda; Merck) combined with gemcitabine and cisplatin for the treatment locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer is the sixth sixth indication for the anti-PD-1 therapy for gastrointestinal cancers.