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Eli Lilly’s Tirzepatide Shows Promise for Keeping Prediabetic Patients Diabetes-Free

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Participants were selected based on their prediabetic status, and the trial compared tirzepatide with a placebo. Participants in the trial also had comorbidities such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease or a combination of these conditions. Similarly, Zepbound’s sales in obesity totaled $1.26

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Lilly’s Lepodisiran Achieves Over 90% Reduction in Heart Disease Marker in Phase II Trial

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Eli Lilly shared new Phase II trial data showing that its experimental siRNA therapy, lepodisiran, leads to reductions in levels of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease in adults with elevated levels of the marker. The 400 mg dose was the highest lepodisiran dose in the trial.

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The future of pain medication: are cannabinoids the solution to the opioid epidemic?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2022, the FDA awarded VX-548 breakthrough therapy and fast-track designations for post-operative pain, and the drug is forecast to reach sales of $416m by 2029. Six cannabinoids have recently completed or are undergoing Phase II trials. A promising example includes Vertex Pharmaceuticals’s VX-548, a sodium channel subunit blocker.

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Hookipa partners with Roche for cancer immunotherapy development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Hookipa Pharma and Roche have signed a strategic partnership and licence agreement for developing HB-700 and another undisclosed arenaviral immunotherapy. Under the deal, Hookipa will carry out research and initial clinical development through Phase Ib for HB-700 to treat KRAS-mutated cancers.

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Merck agrees to acquire Imago for $1.35bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

At present, bomedemstat is being analysed in various Phase II clinical trials to treat myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera, apart from various other indications. The lead candidate of the company bomedemstat (IMG-7289) is an investigational, orally available inhibitor of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1).

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GSK to acquire BELLUS Health for $2bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

Camlipixant is being assessed in the CALM Phase III clinical development programme, with anticipated regulatory approval and launch in 2026. According to current clinical data, the therapy may reduce cough frequency for RCC patients with a relatively low incidence of dysgeusia by selectively inhibiting P2X3 receptors.

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Donidalorsen Shows Sustained HAE Attack Reduction According to New Trial Data

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Carlsbad, California-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced it will be sharing promising new trial data for its RNA-targeted prophylactic treatment donidalorsen for hereditary angioedema (HAE) at the 2025 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)/World Allergy Organization (WAO) Joint Congress in San Diego, California.

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