pharmaphorum

JULY 13, 2021

The Danish drugmaker is paying $100 million upfront for rights to antibody drug PRX004, which is heading for phase 2 trials in cardiomyopathy associated with ATTR amyloidosis, a life-threatening disease affecting the heart and nervous system. All told, the deal could be worth up to $1.2

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 4, 2021

Sylentis, part of PharmaMar Group, has just announced FDA approval of a phase 3 trial for eye drops containing tivanisiran, in dry eye disease associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome. The design of the protocol for the trial and its authorization are based on the scientific evidence of safety and efficacy obtained in the phase 3 HELIX trial.

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XTalks

JUNE 14, 2023

The clinical trials consistently showed significant therapeutic improvements in ocular surface damage and associated symptoms, while pioneering visual function improvement analysis”, said John D. Additionally, the clinical trials underscored the favorable tolerability profile of Vevye.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 1, 2022

The US biotech has just reported phase 2 trial results with the small, interfering RNA (siRNA) gene-silencing drug showing that it an cause a 90% or greater reduction in Lp(a) levels – a risk factor for cardiovascular disease – that was sustained over 48 weeks of follow-up.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If approved, inclisiran would become the first and only gene-silencing drug to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in these patients. Novartis’ drug is also playing catch-up with its rivals on data from trials that show the reduction in LDL-C is matched by an improvement in cardiovascular outcomes.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk must like what it has seen in its two-year-old alliance with gene-silencing specialist Dicerna Pharma – it has just agreed to acquire the biotech for $3.3 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 6, 2021

Analysts are continuing to back Inventiva’s lanifibranor as a potential “best-in-class” drug for the fatty liver disease NASH, as the company prepares for the launch of a phase 3 trial in spring. The trial will take a while however, with results not due until the second half of 2023, with sales forecast to peak at around $2.6

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

As well as the access agreement for high-risk patients, the Novartis deal also covers a large-scale trial of the PCSK9 inhibitor and the creation of a consortium with academic groups aimed at improving the manufacturing of oligonucleotide drugs in the UK.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual conference was one of the highlights of the year in cancer research and the fact it was held virtually did not distract from some stunning clinical lung cancer trial results presented by AstraZeneca. In the 500 patient trial, patients treated with Trodelvy lived for a median of 12.1

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The drug’s approval in the EU was based on analysis of clinical trial data including both pre- and early-symptomatic, and early-onset MLD patients, which showed that a single-dose treatment is effective in modulating disease progression in most early-onset MLD patients.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 8, 2022

Zilebesiran (formerly ALN-AGT) is one of a new breed of gene-silencing drugs that are intended to treat common, chronic diseases with infrequent dosing to boost compliance with treatment. In a phase 1 trial, zilebesiran was found to be well-tolerated and improve systolic blood pressure over 12 weeks with a single injection.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 28, 2022

Alnylam Pharma has made a name for itself, developing gene-silencing therapies for rare disorders, but its latest discovery could take it into a much larger category – metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If approved, inclisiran would become the first and only gene-silencing drug to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in these patients. Novartis’ drug is also playing catch-up with its rivals on data from trials that show the reduction in LDL-C is matched by an improvement in cardiovascular outcomes.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 6, 2020

Gene-silencing Therapies. Silencing or modifying gene TTR aims to reduce the effect of both variant and wild-type TTR gene, thus reducing hepatic production by targeting its mRNA. The past years have witnessed a shift from off-label and symptomatic therapies to approved TTR stabilizers and gene-silencing therapies.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 27, 2023

These early results establish the first human translation of Alnylam’s proprietary C16-siRNA conjugate platform for central nervous system (CNS) delivery and are the first clinical demonstration of gene silencing in the human brain using an RNAi therapeutic.

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Pharma Marketing Network

DECEMBER 21, 2020

those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered clinical practice, including 11 RNA therapeutics, 2 in vivo gene therapies, and 2 gene-modified cell therapies. Almost two decades after the human genome was sequenced, a trickle of new genetic medicines (i.e.,

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Professor and Chief, Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, New York City and Investigator on the ILLUMINATE-A trial. Saland, M.D., Until today, there were no approved pharmaceutical therapies for PH1.

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