Category - Developments

Developments

X4 Pharma starts Phase 1b trial of mavorixafor for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia

X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) initiated a Phase 1b trial of mavorixafor in combination with ibrutinib, a Burton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, for the treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM). WM is a rare...

December 30, 2019

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Kate DeVarney joins Titan Pharma’s Board

Kate DeVarney, EVP and CSO of Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP), was elected to the board at the company’s annual meeting. Dr. DeVarney, a clinical neuropsychologist by training, joined Titan in January...

December 30, 2019

Developments

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ reports topline Phase 3 data for Type 2 diabetes drug

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) reported topline data from its Phase 3 study of sotagliflozin for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sotagliflozin is an oral dual inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter...

December 20, 2019

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Aravive begins enrollment for Phase 2a kidney fibrosis trial

Aravive (NASDAQ:ARAV) has begun enrolling patients in its Phase 2a clinical trial of AVB-500 in patients with kidney fibrosis, specifically immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). IgAN occurs when an antibody called...

December 20, 2019

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Arrowhead Pharma doses first patient in Phase 2 alpha-1 liver disease trial

Arrowhead Pharma (NASDAQ:ARWR) dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical study of ARO-AAT for the treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)-associated liver disease. AATD is a rare genetic disorder where...

December 20, 2019

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Concert Pharmaceuticals completes alopecia areata trial

Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE) completed its open-label trial comparing once-daily versus twice-daily dosing of CTP-543 in alopecia areata patients. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes partial or...

December 20, 2019

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Selecta completes enrollment in Phase 2 chronic refractory gout trial

Selecta Biosciences (NASDAQ:SELB) completed enrollment in its Phase 2 COMPARE trial of SEL-212 for the treatment of chronic refractory gout. SEL-212 is designed to sustain control of serum uric acid (SUA) levels in...

December 19, 2019

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Aldeyra enrolls first patient in Phase 3 vitreoretinopathy trial

Aldeyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALDX) enrolled the first patient in its Phase 3 GUARD trial of ADX-2191 for the prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). PVR is an inflammatory disorder of the retina that leads...

December 19, 2019

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MacroGenics submits margetuximab BLA to the FDA

MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX) submitted a biologics license application (BLA) for margetuximab for the treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The submission is based on the safety and efficacy...

December 19, 2019

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Season’s Greetings (and JPM 2020)

Wow, what an interesting year 2019 has turned out to be!On behalf of everyone at BioTuesdays, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday season. After taking a short break to spend time with family and...

December 19, 2019

Category - Developments

X4 Pharma starts Phase 1b trial of mavorixafor for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia

Kate DeVarney joins Titan Pharma’s Board

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ reports topline Phase 3 data for Type 2 diabetes drug

Aravive begins enrollment for Phase 2a kidney fibrosis trial

Arrowhead Pharma doses first patient in Phase 2 alpha-1 liver disease trial

Concert Pharmaceuticals completes alopecia areata trial

Selecta completes enrollment in Phase 2 chronic refractory gout trial

Aldeyra enrolls first patient in Phase 3 vitreoretinopathy trial

MacroGenics submits margetuximab BLA to the FDA

Season’s Greetings (and JPM 2020)

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