Tag Archive for: Phase III clinical trial

Takeda will launch global Phase III trials of its investigational oral ORX2 agonist TAK-861 in narcolepsy type 1 in the first half of fiscal year 2024 and abandon the candidate’s development in narcolepsy type 2.

Interim data from the Phase III innovaTV 301 trial showed that Genmab and Seagen’s antibody-drug conjugate Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv) met its primary endpoint, leading to significant survival benefit in patients with metastatic cervical cancer, the companies announced Monday.

In the Phase III INNOVATE-3 trial, Novocure’s investigational ovarian cancer therapy Tumor Treating Fields was unable to significantly improve overall survival, the company announced Monday.

The combination of Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) and Exelixis’ Cabometyx (cabozantinib) met one of the primary endpoints in the pivotal Phase III CONTACT-02 trial, significantly improving progression-free survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to interim data released Monday by the companies.

Viking Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday its experimental drug met the main goal of a mid-stage trial to treat patients with a type of fatty liver disease, sending its shares about 6% higher in early trade.

With a potential $2.9 billion on the line, Ionis Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca announced new results from the Phase III study of eplontersen in hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN). The results will be presented Monday at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2023 Annual Meeting in Boston.

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, a potential step forward in fighting a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children each year.