In the company’s financial results for 2021 released on May 11, Takeda announced the decision to discontinue the development of TAK-609, a therapeutic for Hunter Syndrome. Additionally, Takeda is collaborating with JCR Pharmaceuticals in another therapeutic attempt for the condition.

AstraZeneca’s Alexion received a supplemental New Drug Application approval for Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).

At 16 weeks, 70 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis receiving the investigational IL-13 inhibitor lebrikizumab combined with standard-of-care topical corticosteroids (TCS) achieved at least 75 percent improvement in overall disease severity (EASI-75*) in the ADhere trial, Eli Lilly and Company announced April 11 at the 4th Annual Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis Conference.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more tumor necrosis factor blockers. 

FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a joint meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee on Avenue Therapeutics’ IV tramadol. 

Belgium-based UCB hit the mark in the company’s Phase III clinical trial assessing zilucoplan as a potential treatment for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune disease. Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ late-stage study of tradipitant as a treatment for the symptoms of gastroparesis, a digestive disorder, failed to meet the trial’s primary endpoint.

Sierra Oncology shared positive topline results from the company’s study on the effectiveness of momelotinib to treat patients with myelofibrosis.

AC Immune’s stock fell 9 percent on the news that the company’s Phase II Lauriet study of the investigational anti-Tau monoclonal antibody semorinemab in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) did not meet all endpoints.

Angion Biomedica and Vifor Pharma announced that their Phase III trial on ANG-3777 for renal transplant patients did not meet the study’s primary and secondary endpoints.

Lilly

The latest results from SURPASS-4, the longest and largest completed SURPASS trial to date, showed consistent activity in maintaining A1C and weight control in the almost two years the study ran. SURPASS-4 is part of the Phase III trial evaluating tirzepatide as a potential treatment for type 2 diabetes.