- October 4, 2018
New Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Dr. Nolan Williams
Dr. Nolan Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. We speak about new treatment options for use in treatment-resistant patients with OCD, including brain stimulation. A deep TMS device was recently FDA approved for the treatment of treatment-resistant OCD.
- October 4, 2018
J&J hands Arrowhead a plum $3.7B deal for hep B-plus 3 — corralling a possible game-changing RNAi drug
Two years after Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals $ARWR conceded that a substantial segment of their RNAi pipeline was hopelessly compromised and had to be jettisoned, crippling their stock price, the biotech is staging a major comeback.
- September 28, 2018
On A Roll: Arena Continues Streak Of Positive Data With Small Crohn’s Pain Study
Arena announced encouraging data from a small Phase IIa study for oloranib (APD371) in abdominal pain associated with Crohn’s disease as the company continues a streak of good news after two of its more advanced clinical-stage programs posted positive results.
- September 27, 2018
Twice as Splice
Abivax S.A. (Euronext:ABVX) has positioned its anti-HIV therapy ABX464 to take on inflammatory diseases after discovering the small molecule triggers RNA splicing that both halts HIV viral replication and boosts anti-inflammatory responses in HIV and ulcerative colitis. According to CEO Hartmut Ehrlich, ABX464 binds the human cap binding complex (CBC) and promotes its splicing activity.
- September 25, 2018
Biotech Rises On Crohn’s Disease Study For Cannabinoid Drug
Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) jumped early Tuesday on promising data for its non-opioid treatment for Crohn’s disease pain. In morning trading on the stock market today, Arena stock lifted 2%, near 43.70, after earlier rising as much as 3.7%. Shares are consolidating with a buy point at 50.15.
- September 25, 2018
Reata’s bardoxolone hits goals in phase 2 kidney disease trial
Reata Pharmaceuticals’ bardoxolone has improved kidney function in patients with IgA nephropathy and type 1 diabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD). The phase 2 trial linked the Nrf2 activator to improvements in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of kidney damage.
- September 25, 2018
Arena 3 for 3 as Crohn’s drug meets proof-of-concept test
Arena Pharma’s cannabinoid receptor-targeting olorinab could help treat the pain associated with Crohn’s disease, one of the most debilitating symptoms of the inflammatory bowel disorder. Olorinab—a cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) agonist—was able to reduce abdominal pain scores by at least 30% compared to baseline levels in 11 evaluable patients in the phase 2a study, which recruited 14 subjects with mild Crohn’s. Shares in the biotech rose almost 3% in after-hours trading after the results were announced.
- September 20, 2018
First patient enrolled in Oxurion trial evaluating anti-PIGF treatment
The first patient has been enrolled in a phase 2 open-label multicenter study to evaluate intravitreal THR-317, an anti-PIGF antibody, for the treatment of macular telangiectasia type 1, according to a press release from Oxurion. The study will enroll 10 patients with macular edema caused by macular telangiectasia type 1 (MacTel 1), a rare disease that affects the macula and can lead to vision loss. There is no current effective treatment for MacTel 1.
