CymaBay Therapeutics Inc. is scrapping two mid-stage trials of the liver disease drug seladelpar after biopsies found a type of liver damage in some patients, sending the company’s shares down more than 75 percent.
Gilead Terminates Ulcerative Colitis Drug Study
Clinical Trials, CRO, Crohn's Disease, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Gastric Cancer, Health, Immuno-oncology, Myelofibrosis, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), R&D, Shares, Ulcerative Colitis, Ventricular TachycardiaFollowing a disappointing review of interim data from a clinical study of GS-5745, an investigational anti-MMP9 antibody, Gilead said the company will halt the trial.
2016 Annual Report: State Of The Bio Industry
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Analysts, Approvals, Biliary Atresia, Biopharma, Biotech, Biotech/Biopharma, Biotechnology, Checkpoint Inhibitors, Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) Agonists, Forecasts, Immune System, Immune Systems, Immuno-oncology, Issue Archives, June 2016, Liver Disease, M&A, M&A, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, PD-L1 Inhibitor, Potential Blockbusters, Pricing, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Special Reports, T-CellsThe outlook remains bright due to a favorable regulatory arena, support for biopharma-friendly legislation and development incentives, expanding scientific opportunities in key therapeutic areas such as immuno-oncology, and big pharma’s continued push to obtain innovation.
January 19, 2016By Mark Terry, BioSpace.com Breaking News Staff Ardley, N.Y.-based Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR) announced today that it plans to acquire Turku, Finland-based Biotie Therapies Corp. (BITI) for approximately $363 million. Acorda focuses on central nervous system disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), spasticity related to MS, spinal cord injury (SCI), brain trauma […]