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Health Canada Accepts New Drug Submission for Lecanemab as Treatment for Early Alzheimer's Disease

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Lecanemab selectively binds and eliminates soluble, toxic Aβ aggregates (protofibrils) that are thought to contribute to the neurotoxicity in AD.

Key Points: 
  • Lecanemab selectively binds and eliminates soluble, toxic Aβ aggregates (protofibrils) that are thought to contribute to the neurotoxicity in AD.
  • As such, lecanemab may have the potential to have an effect on disease pathology and to slow down the progression of the disease.
  • The Clarity AD study of lecanemab met its primary endpoint and all key secondary endpoints with highly statistically significant results.
  • Lecanemab was approved under the accelerated approval pathway in the U.S. and was launched in the U.S. on January 18, 2023.

Health Canada Accepts New Drug Submission for Lecanemab as Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s Disease

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Lecanemab selectively binds and eliminates soluble, toxic Aβ aggregates (protofibrils) that are thought to contribute to the neurotoxicity in AD.

Key Points: 
  • Lecanemab selectively binds and eliminates soluble, toxic Aβ aggregates (protofibrils) that are thought to contribute to the neurotoxicity in AD.
  • As such, lecanemab may have the potential to have an effect on disease pathology and to slow down the progression of the disease.
  • The Clarity AD study of lecanemab met its primary endpoint and all key secondary endpoints with highly statistically significant results.
  • Lecanemab was approved under the accelerated approval pathway in the U.S. and was launched in the U.S. on January 18, 2023.

Krystal Biotech Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Operational Highlights

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Monday, May 8, 2023

Financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023:

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  • Financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023:
    Cash, cash equivalents, and investments totaled $355.5 million on March 31, 2023.
  • Research and development expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 were $12.3 million, compared to $9.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
  • General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 were $24.0 million, compared to $15.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
  • For additional information on the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, please refer to the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.

Global and Regional Surgical Robotics Market Analysis and Forecasts, 2022-2023 & 2032 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, April 28, 2023

The "Surgical Robotics Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Type, Application, End-user, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Surgical Robotics Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Type, Application, End-user, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The increasing demand for minimally invasive surgeries, increasing demand for robotic-assisted surgeries, and increasing synergetic activities within the surgical robotics industry are some of the major opportunities in the global surgical robotics market.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted practically all sectors and social functions worldwide, including the global surgical robotics market.
  • The global surgical robotics market based on the end-user segment is dominated by the hospitals segment.

ECCMID 2023: Shionogi to Present Data Showing COVID-19 Symptom Recurrence is Not Associated with Ensitrelvir Treatment

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

: S-217622, hereafter “ensitrelvir”) will be published as posters at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark 15 - 18 April 2023.

Key Points: 
  • : S-217622, hereafter “ensitrelvir”) will be published as posters at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark 15 - 18 April 2023.
  • Ensitrelvir, known as Xocova® 125 mg tablet in Japan, received emergency regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • The first late-breaking poster presentation included a post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 part showing that viral rebound and symptom recurrence were infrequently seen up to 21 days after treatment with ensitrelvir.
  • Symptom recurrence was rare and was not associated with viral RNA rebound.

Shionogi Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for Ensitrelvir Fumaric Acid, an Investigational Oral Antiviral for COVID-19

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for their investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral ensitrelvir (Generic name: ensitrelvir fumaric acid, Code No.

Key Points: 
  • Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for their investigational COVID-19 oral antiviral ensitrelvir (Generic name: ensitrelvir fumaric acid, Code No.
  • FDA Fast Track designation is designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of potential new therapies that treat serious conditions and fulfill an unmet medical need.
  • Receiving Fast Track designation from the FDA recognizes the potential of ensitrelvir as a once-daily, oral antiviral for SARS-CoV-2,” said Nathan McCutcheon, CEO, Shionogi Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Shionogi.
  • Several additional Phase 3 clinical studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of ensitrelvir across a wide range of COVID-19 patient populations are planned and ongoing.

Long-term health outcomes for lecanemab using simulation model and Phase 3 Clarity AD data published

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A subgroup analysis suggested that earlier initiation of treatment with lecanemab may have a greater impact on disease progression.

Key Points: 
  • A subgroup analysis suggested that earlier initiation of treatment with lecanemab may have a greater impact on disease progression.
  • This paper has been revised to incorporate data from the Phase 3 Clarity AD clinical trial, replacing the previous simulation of long-term health outcomes which relied on results from the Phase 2b clinical trial, published in April 2022.
  • The analysis is based on a disease simulation model (AD ACE model[3]) that used data from the Phase 3 Clarity AD clinical trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of lecanemab, and published literature to simulate the natural progression of AD.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that the results of Clarity AD can serve as the confirmatory study to verify the clinical benefit of lecanemab.

Long-term health outcomes for lecanemab using simulation model and Phase 3 Clarity AD data published

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A subgroup analysis suggested that earlier initiation of treatment with lecanemab may have a greater impact on disease progression.

Key Points: 
  • A subgroup analysis suggested that earlier initiation of treatment with lecanemab may have a greater impact on disease progression.
  • This paper has been revised to incorporate data from the Phase 3 Clarity AD clinical trial, replacing the previous simulation of long-term health outcomes which relied on results from the Phase 2b clinical trial, published in April 2022.
  • The analysis is based on a disease simulation model (AD ACE model[3]) that used data from the Phase 3 Clarity AD clinical trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of lecanemab, and published literature to simulate the natural progression of AD.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that the results of Clarity AD can serve as the confirmatory study to verify the clinical benefit of lecanemab.

Legend Biotech Reports Full-Year 2022 Results and Recent Highlights

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGN) (Legend Biotech), a global biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing novel therapies to treat life-threatening diseases, today reported its full year 2022 audited financial results.

Key Points: 
  • Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGN) (Legend Biotech), a global biotechnology company developing, manufacturing and commercializing novel therapies to treat life-threatening diseases, today reported its full year 2022 audited financial results.
  • "2022 was a year of significant milestones for Legend Biotech, marked by the regulatory approvals of CARVYKTI® in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
  • Legend Biotech elected to borrow an incremental $130.3 million as of December 31, 2022 in accordance with the terms of the Janssen Agreement.
  • The warrant was assessed as a financial liability with a fair value of $67.0 million as of December 31, 2022.

ImmVira's oncolytic product MVR-C5252 targeting malignant glioma obtained NMPA's approval for Clinical Trial in China

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

SHENZHEN, China, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira announced that its oncolytic virus product MVR-C5252 targeting malignant glioma obtained the approval from National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA") for Phase I clinical trial in China on March 29, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SHENZHEN, China, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira announced that its oncolytic virus product MVR-C5252 targeting malignant glioma obtained the approval from National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA") for Phase I clinical trial in China on March 29, 2023.
  • Previously, MVR-C5252 also obtained Orphan Drug Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August 2022.
  • In July 2022, the Company entered into a cooperative agreement with China Resource Biopharma ("CRBio") to jointly develop MVR-C5252 in the Greater China area, leveraging CRBio's rich clinical resources to accelerate clinical progress.
  • Developed on ImmVira's OVPENS (Open Vector + Potent, Enabling, Novel & Safe) platform, MVR-C5252 is designed specifically for the treatment of central nervous system tumors.