Wegovy (semaglutide) has racked up another indication. The U.S. FDA approved the injectable for reducing risk of major adverse cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack or stroke and for long-term weight management. The approval expands the drug’s potential. The mighty glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist from Novo Nordisk A/S was already approved for those age 12 and older who are obese and for some overweight adults with weight-related problems.
Previous research found that p62 is the key autophagy adapter protein and a hub of multicellular signaling involved in different physiological and pathological processes.
Researchers from the Center of Biomedical Research (Lucknow) presented data from a study that assessed the functional significance the translocation of the regulator of G protein signaling 6 (RGS6) to the nucleus in response to cytotoxic stress.
Haemonetics Corp. appears ready to make a bit of a retro investment, as it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Cooling Therapy Inc. (dba Attune Medical) for $160 million at closing plus undisclosed additional contingent payments. Attune manufactures the U.S. FDA-cleared Ensoetm device, which cools the esophagus during radiofrequency cardiac ablation procedures, a treatment for atrial fibrillation whose days appeared numbered.
The RNAi therapeutic zilebesiran, which was the focus of a 2023 $2.8 billion deal between Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Roche Holding AG, demonstrated significant systolic blood pressure reductions in patients with mild to moderate hypertension who were part of the Kardia-2 phase II study.
While preparing a follow-on phase III study of its Cardiamp cell therapy, Biocardia Inc. has mined positive interim data at a mean 20-month follow-up of all patients in the original Cardiamp HF Trial.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has limited treatment options and remains a medical challenge. HFpEF is characterized by diastolic dysfunction with a normal ejection fraction. Previous findings have shown that inhibiting histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) alters the mechanisms contributing to dilated cardiomyopathy.
On March 1, Boston Scientific Corp.’s Agent drug-coated balloon (DCB) became the first DCB to gain U.S. FDA approval for treatment of in-stent restenosis in patients with coronary artery disease. With more than 100,000 patients already treated in Europe, Latin America and Japan, it’s no secret Agent provides significant benefit compared to balloon angioplasty or drug-eluting stents (DES) for the approximately 10% of patients with coronary stents who experience subsequent narrowing of the treated vessel.
Continuing the spate of regulatory approvals for pulsed field ablation (PFA) devices around the world, Johnson & Johnson’s Biosense Webster Inc. unit secured CE mark for the Varipulse platform for treatment of symptomatic, drug-refractory recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
OSE Immunotherapeutics SA disclosed a $713 million deal with Abbvie Inc. for preclinical-stage monoclonal antibody OSE-230, a potentially first-in-class therapy for treating a range of inflammatory diseases, while Idorsia Ltd. found a partner for two phase III-stage assets in Viatris Inc., as dealmaking continues strong in 2024.
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