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Articles by Jennifer Boggs

Reata hit with investor uncertainty as FDA’s Dunn steps down

Feb. 27, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Shares of Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. tanked unexpectedly Feb. 27, a day before the U.S. FDA is set to make a decision on the NDA seeking approval of once-daily Nrf2 activator omaveloxolone for Friedreich’s ataxia, on reports that Billy Dunn, the director of the FDA’s Office of Neuroscience, was stepping down from his position.
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Hopes pinned to AD for Nektar’s rezpeg as partner Lilly drops lupus bid on phase II data

Feb. 24, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Nektar Therapeutics Inc. President and CEO Howard Robin didn’t mince words during a call with investors after market close Feb. 23 to disclose top-line data from a phase II study testing rezpegaldesleukin (rezpeg) in systemic lupus erythematosus, which fell short of partner Eli Lilly and Co.’s criteria for advancing to phase III and raised uncertainty as to how the big pharma might proceed in other indications such as atopic dermatitis (AD).
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Newco news

Newly public Coya takes on neurodegenerative disease with Tregs

Feb. 15, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Fresh off an end-of-year IPO, Coya Therapeutics Inc. is gearing up for clinical testing with its lead Treg-enhancing biologic in neurodegenerative disease, aiming to build on a wealth of academic-generated data highlighting the potential of Treg therapy to attack the neuroinflammation underlying diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease.
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MRI data boost Clene energy metabolism hypothesis; phase III ahead

Feb. 13, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Updated MRI results from Clene Inc.’s phase II Visionary-MS trial testing gold nanocrystal therapy CNM-Au8 bolsters the company’s premise that targeting energy metabolism could protect neuronal function in patients with multiple sclerosis and lays the groundwork for a phase III trial as soon as a strategic partner is found.
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GSK’s daprodustat cleared as first FDA-approved oral HIF-PHI in CKD-related anemia

Feb. 2, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Adhering to the recommendation of a mixed advisory committee vote, the U.S. FDA cleared use of GSK plc’s daprodustat as the first oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PHI) inhibitor for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are on dialysis. For CKD patients not on dialysis, the agency determined the drug’s safety has not been established.
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First oral SERD cleared for breast cancer: FDA approves Menarini’s Orserdu

Jan. 30, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Winning the race to market with the first oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) for breast cancer is Menarini Group’s elacestrant, which gained U.S. FDA approval for use as second- and third-line therapy in patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative advanced or metastatic disease with the ESR1 mutation. It marks the first therapy approved specifically targeting ESR1, found in up to 40% of patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative disease.
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Lilly gets accelerated FDA nod for next-gen BTK inhibitor in MCL

Jan. 27, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) patients developing resistance to existing BTK inhibitors now have a new treatment option, with the U.S. FDA’s accelerated approval of Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) from Eli Lilly and Co.’s oncology unit, Loxo@Lilly. It is indicated for use in adults with relapsed or refractory disease who have received at least two lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor.
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Neurodegenerative-focused Aprinoia opts for SPAC route in deal valued at $280M

Jan. 18, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Looking ahead to potential commercialization of its late-stage tau PET imaging agent, Aprinoia Therapeutics Inc. has chosen to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ross Acquisition Corp. II in a deal that has an equity value of $280 million. The funding is aimed at getting candidate 18F-APN-1607 to the market in China.
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Structure files for first biopharma US IPO of year, aiming to raise up to $100M

Jan. 13, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Leveraging a computational platform designed to exploit the full potential of a widely studied pharma target has proved successful in attracting venture investors in the last few years to Structure Therapeutics Inc. The company now is giving the public markets a go, aiming to raise up to $100 million in what marks the first biopharma U.S. IPO filing for 2023.
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Stem cells
Newco news

Juvena looking to hESC-secreted proteins for treating age-related disease

Jan. 11, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
Juvena Therapeutics Inc. co-founder and CEO Hanadie Yousef had the company’s name picked out several years before it was officially incorporated in 2017 to combine Yousef’s work in the mechanics of aging with an underutilized class of biologics and an advanced proteomics platform to tackle chronic and age-related diseases.
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