The U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed to place Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for the Covid-19 drug REGEN-COV under priority review with a target action date of April 13, 2022.
AstraZeneca announced positive high-level data from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial of a single, high priming dose of tremelimumab plus Imfinzi (durvalumab) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, who had not had previous systemic therapy and were not eligible for localized treatment.
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical announced deals with two biotech companies, Seattle-based Immusoft and San Diego’s Poseida Therapeutics.
Roche’s Ocrevus treatment showed fewer patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis needed walking aids, the company said on Oct. 13
Russia will test a nasal spray form of the Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 among adult volunteers, according to a state document published on Oct. 12, as the country struggles to rein in rising numbers of infections and deaths.
High Point, North Carolina-based vTv Therapeutics announced positive results from a mechanistic study of TTP399 in type 1 diabetes patients.
CureVac NV said on Oct. 12 the company will give up on the biotechnology firm’s first-generation Covid-19 vaccine candidate and instead focus on collaborating with GSK to develop improved mRNA vaccine technology.
In October 2020, the government recommended against kids going trick-or-treating for Halloween out of fear of Covid-19 spread. For Halloween 2021, kids have been given the green light to knock on doors.
AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail against Covid-19, which has proven to work as a preventative shot in the non-infected, was also shown to save lives and prevent severe disease when given as treatment within a week of first symptoms.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is acquiring Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $400 million as the Rockville, Maryland-based company is expanding its portfolio of treatments for Parkinson’s disease and reducing reliance on the drugmaker’s top-selling epilepsy medicine, Trokendi XR.
