Nuvation Bio's Safusidenib Posts Durable Responses in IDH1 Glioma
Nuvation Bio reported updated Phase 2 data for safusidenib in IDH1-mutant glioma, with a 51.9% response rate and a 79.1% three-year progression-free rate.
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Nuvation Bio reported updated Phase 2 data for safusidenib in IDH1-mutant glioma, with a 51.9% response rate and a 79.1% three-year progression-free rate.
REGENXBIO reported long-term data showing its AbbVie-partnered gene therapy sura-vec preserved vision and cut injection burden through five years in wet AMD.
4DMT presented two-year Phase 2b PRISM data showing its gene therapy 4D-150 cut anti-VEGF treatment burden by 78% while maintaining vision in wet AMD.
Trevi Therapeutics shares climbed nearly 10% after GSK abandoned its chronic cough candidate camlipixant, removing a leading competitor to Trevi's Haduvio.
Jasper Therapeutics announced an all-stock merger with Kira Pharmaceuticals alongside a roughly $132 million private placement, reshaping its pipeline and balance sheet.
Intensity Therapeutics resumed dosing of INT230-6 in its Phase 2 presurgical triple-negative breast cancer trial under an amended, lower-dose protocol.
Celcuity won FDA approval for REVTORPYK in HR-positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA wild-type advanced breast cancer, marking the company's first commercial product.
Q32 Bio reported 36-week Phase 2a data showing its antibody bempikibart drove meaningful hair regrowth in patients with severe alopecia areata.
Cue Biopharma announced a $50 million private placement led by Cormorant Asset Management to fund clinical development, expected to close on or about July 13, 2026.
Forte Biosciences reported that its FB102 candidate met the primary endpoint in a Phase 1b vitiligo study, showing a statistically significant improvement over placebo at week 24.
The FDA accepted Arcutis Biotherapeutics' supplemental application to expand ZORYVE cream into infants with atopic dermatitis, with a decision targeted for February 2027.
MeiraGTx entered a largely non-dilutive financing of up to $400 million with Oberland Capital to support its late-stage retinitis pigmentosa and xerostomia gene therapy programs.
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