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Author - Leonard Zehr

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Developments

Viking, Kennedy Krieger to collaborate in X-ALD

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) and the Kennedy Krieger Institute announced a sponsored research collaboration focused on evaluating Viking’s thyroid beta agonists for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X...

November 23, 2015
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Developments

Viking submits IND for Phase 2 trial of VK2809

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) has submitted an IND application to the FDA to conduct a Phase 2 study of VK2809 in patients with hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver disease. Viking expects to initiate the Phase 2...

November 17, 2015
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Concert starts multiple dose trial with CF drug

By Len Zehr Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE), which is modifying known drugs with its deuterium technology, last week initiated a multiple ascending dose Phase 1 trial with healthy volunteers of its next generation...

November 17, 2015
Dipexium Pharmaceuticals
Developments

Dipexium Phase 3 Locilex trials 62% enrolled

Dipexium Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:DPRX) OneStep Phase 3 placebo-controlled, pivotal clinical trials of Locilex in the treatment of patients with mild infections of diabetic foot ulcers are approximately 62% enrolled...

November 16, 2015
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Markets

Wedbush ups Novadaq price target to $17

Wedbush Securities has raised its price target for “outperform-rated” Novadaq Technologies (NASDAQ:NVDQ; TSX:NDQ) to $17 from $15. The stock finished at $11.16 on Wednesday. “Novadaq is the leader in the rapidly growing...

November 12, 2015
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Viking Therapeutics to complete two POC trials in 2016

By Len Zehr Viking has successfully completed three Phase 1 studies with VK5211, including a 21-day ascending dose study. Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) expects to complete two proof-of-concept Phase 2 trials in 2016...

November 10, 2015
Transition Therapeutics
Developments

Transition Therapeutics sets Phase 2 SARM trial

Transition Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TTHI; TSX:TTH) has entered an agreement for an investigator-led clinical study of drug candidate, TT701, with Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Transition will support the Phase 2 study...

October 30, 2015