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Rigel Pharma fostamatinib being evaluated in COVID-19 pneumonia trial

Rigel Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:RIGL) fostamatinib is being evaluated in an investigator-sponsored study for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia. Fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, is approved...

July 14, 2020

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Histogen completes enrollment in Phase 1b/2a alopecia trial

Histogen (NASDAQ:HSTO) completed patient enrollment in its Phase 1b/2a clinical trial evaluating HST 001 for the treatment of androgenic alopecia in men. The trial enrolled 36 subjects with male pattern hair loss who...

July 14, 2020

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Verrica Pharma gets complete response letter for molluscum contagiosum drug

The FDA issued Verrica Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRCA) a complete response letter (CRL) regarding the company’s NDA for VP-102. VP-102 is a topical cantharidin solution designed to treat molluscum contagiosum, a viral...

July 14, 2020

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Akebia vadadustat being evaluated for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Akebia Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:AKBA) vadadustat is being evaluated in an investigator-sponsored study as a potential therapy to prevent and lessen the severity of COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome...

July 14, 2020

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Albireo Pharma enrolls first patient in Phase 3 biliary atresia trial

Albireo Pharma (NASDAQ:ALBO) enrolled the first patient in its Phase 3 BOLD clinical trial of odevixibat for the treatment of biliary atresia. Odevixibat is an inhibitor of the ileal bile acid transporter and is...

July 14, 2020

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BioSig subsidiary begins enrollment in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of BioSig Technologies (NASDAQ: BSGM), began enrolling patients in its Phase 2 clinical trial of merimepodib for the treatment of COVID-19. Merimepodib is an orally...

July 13, 2020

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Bellerophon treats first COVID-19 patient in Phase 3 INOpulse study

Bellerophon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BLPH) treated the first patient in its Phase 3 study evaluating INOpulse, a pulsed nitric oxide system, for the treatment of COVID-19. The study will enroll up to 500 patients requiring...

July 13, 2020

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FDA authorizes emergency use of electroCore’s vagus nerve stimulation in COVID-19 patients

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for electroCore’s (NASDAQ:ECOR) gammaCore Sapphire CV non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) to treat adult patients with known or suspected COVID-19. The FDA has...

July 13, 2020

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Adverum randomizes first patient in Phase 2 diabetic macular edema study

Adverum Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:ADVM) randomized the first patient in its INFINITY clinical trial evaluating ADVM-022 for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). ADVM-022 is a one-time intravitreal gene therapy...

July 13, 2020

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals meets target enrollment in Phase 3 fibromyalgia study

Tonix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNXP) met its target enrollment of 470 patients in its Phase 3 study of TNX-102 SL for the management of fibromyalgia. TNX-102 SL is a non-opioid analgesic, administered daily at bedtime...

July 10, 2020

Category - Developments

Rigel Pharma fostamatinib being evaluated in COVID-19 pneumonia trial

Histogen completes enrollment in Phase 1b/2a alopecia trial

Verrica Pharma gets complete response letter for molluscum contagiosum drug

Akebia vadadustat being evaluated for COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Albireo Pharma enrolls first patient in Phase 3 biliary atresia trial

BioSig subsidiary begins enrollment in Phase 2 COVID-19 trial

Bellerophon treats first COVID-19 patient in Phase 3 INOpulse study

FDA authorizes emergency use of electroCore’s vagus nerve stimulation in COVID-19 patients

Adverum randomizes first patient in Phase 2 diabetic macular edema study

Tonix Pharmaceuticals meets target enrollment in Phase 3 fibromyalgia study

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