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- GSK is pulling back the curtain on the phase 3 success of its chronic hepatitis B drug bepirovirsen, revealing that nearly one-fifth of all treated patients ...Fierce Biotech
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Regeneron's LAG-3 inhibitor fails phase 3 melanoma trial, marking second late-stage setback
Regeneron's phase 3 trial of its LAG-3 inhibitor fianlimab combined with Libtayo in melanoma failed to meet its primary endpoint, not significantly outperforming Keytruda. This unexpected result represents the company's second major late-stage clinical failure within a year and led to a sharp decline in market value.
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- Results were recently announced, marking a fresh setback for Regeneron.
- Follows a prior late-stage trial failure within the past year, compounding concerns.
- Market reaction was immediate, wiping out billions in company valuation.
- Highlights challenges in developing effective LAG-3 inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy.
- Signals potential delays or setbacks in Regeneron's oncology drug pipeline.
- Impacts investor and market confidence in Regeneron's late-stage drug development.
FDA approves AstraZeneca’s new hypertension drug baxdrostat
AstraZeneca has received FDA approval for baxdrostat, a novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor developed in partnership with CinCor Pharma to treat hypertension.
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- The FDA approval follows impressive phase 3 trial results reported last fall.
- AstraZeneca aims to leverage this approval to boost revenue towards its $80 billion target by 2030.
- Hypertension remains a major global health challenge, increasing demand for innovative therapies.
- Baxdrostat offers a novel mechanism to treat hypertension, addressing an unmet medical need.
- The drug’s approval could significantly impact AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular portfolio and revenue growth.
- This milestone highlights successful collaboration between AstraZeneca and CinCor Pharma in drug development.
Advances in protein structure prediction and classification with deep learning models
Recent research highlights significant progress in protein structure prediction and classification using deep learning. DCFold offers a 15-fold speedup over AlphaFold3 while maintaining accuracy, enabling faster applications in protein design.
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- DCFold's single-step model addresses AlphaFold3's inference speed limitations.
- TEDBench and MiAE provide new tools to overcome scaling challenges in protein classification.
- Validation of deep learning models against experimental flexibility data confirms their practical utility.
- Faster and accurate protein structure prediction accelerates drug discovery and protein engineering.
- Improved protein fold classification enables better understanding of biological functions and disease mechanisms.
- Reliable prediction of protein flexibility informs functional studies and therapeutic targeting.
New gene signatures reveal prognostic insights and therapeutic targets in glioblastoma and colorectal cancer
Recent studies have identified key gene signatures linked to prognosis and treatment resistance in glioblastoma (GBM) and colorectal cancer (CRC).
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- Recent integrative analyses leverage large single-cell and multi-cohort datasets.
- Bevacizumab resistance remains a major clinical challenge in colorectal cancer.
- Understanding molecular pathways can accelerate development of targeted therapies.
- Identifies novel prognostic biomarkers for glioblastoma and colorectal cancer.
- Highlights potential therapeutic targets including NTN1 and bevacizumab resistance genes.
- Supports personalized medicine approaches by revealing sex-specific and resistance-associated molecular signatures.
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Objective curriculum-guided design of multi-property proteins
Designing functional proteins that simultaneously possess multiple biochemical properties remains a significant challenge, as key protein properties, such as solubility, stability, binding affinity, and chemical resistance, are often interdependent or even conflicting. Current approaches typically attempt to jointly optimize multiple functional objectives in one shot, followed by extensive screeni
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The FDA has delayed a decision on the approval of AstraZeneca’s camizestrant, deferring its ruling to review analyses filed after an advisory committee voted ag
The FDA has delayed a decision on the approval of AstraZeneca’s camizestrant, deferring its ruling to review analyses filed after an advisory committee voted against the breast cancer prospect.
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MolPIF: A Parameter Interpolation Flow Model for Molecule Generation
arXiv:2507.13762v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Motivation: Structure-based drug design (SBDD) has advanced with deep generative models, but bridging the gap between continuous atomic coordinates and discrete atom types remains a challenge. Current approaches, such as diffusion and flow matching models, often fail to unify these heterogeneous modalities, relying on separate strategies or
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Querying structural and functional niches on spatial transcriptomics data
arXiv:2410.10652v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Cells in multicellular organisms coordinate to form structural and functional niches. With spatial transcriptomics (ST) enabling gene expression profiling in spatial contexts, it has been revealed that spatial niches serve as cohesive and recurrent units in physiological and pathological processes. These observations suggest universal tissue orga
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A neuroimmune IL-13 axis is associated with human enteric nervous system development
The mechanisms governing maturation of the human enteric nervous system (ENS) during early postnatal life remain poorly defined. Here, we characterize the transcriptomic, cellular, and functional landscape of the neonatal human ileum and identify a neuro-immune axis associated with ENS expansion. Using human tissue transcriptomics, flow cytometry, iPSC-derived enteric neural lineages, and single-c
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GSK hails 'unprecedented' cure rates with hep B drug
GSK hails 'unprecedented' cure rates with hep B drug Phil.Taylor Thu, 28/05/2026 - 11:55
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PerturbPlan: An analytical framework for designing Perturb-seq experiments
CRISPR screens with single-cell RNA-seq readouts provide a powerful tool for characterizing the functions of noncoding elements and genes. However, designing these experiments to balance statistical power and cost is challenging, given the large number of design parameters. The only available tool for this purpose is a simulation-based power calculator, but it is computationally costly and require
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Leveraging cis- and trans-variants to improve protein expression level prediction for proteome-wide association studies
Since genetic effects are often mediated through proteins, the analysis of proteomic data can provide insights into disease etiology. However, most studies lack proteomic data. To address this problem, we developed TransCisPredict to perform proteome-wide association studies (PWAS) at a biobank scale. TransCisPredict reduces computational burden through linkage-disequilibrium block selection which
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AbbVie's Immunogen buy delivers rare cancer drug approval
AbbVie's Immunogen buy delivers rare cancer drug approval Phil.Taylor Thu, 28/05/2026 - 09:02
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Collective gene dynamics leave signatures of decision landscapes in cell fate coordinates
arXiv:2506.04219v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Multicellular organisms contain a wide variety of highly specialized cell types. The consistency and robustness of developmental trajectories suggest that complex gene regulatory networks effectively act as low-dimensional cell fate landscapes. Prior work inspired by dynamical systems theory argues that cell fate transitions fall into universal d
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GOProteinGNN: Leveraging Protein Knowledge Graphs for Protein Representation Learning
arXiv:2408.00057v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Proteins play a vital role in biological processes and are indispensable for living organisms. Accurate representation of proteins is crucial, especially in drug development. Recently, there has been a notable increase in interest in utilizing machine learning and deep learning techniques for unsupervised learning of protein representations. Howe
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Apogee eczema drugs gets Blackstone backing, heads to Phase 3
The company made the announcement after a new round of research results bolstered the case for the experimental medicine, which may ultimately compete against Dupixent and Ebglyss.
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Transcriptomic profile of MTUS1-low TNBC reveals candidate therapeutic strategies.
Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a clinically aggressive breast cancer subtype. It is a heterogeneous disease that remains difficult to stratify and still lacks durable, biomarker-guided therapeutic options. Low expression of the tumour suppressor MTUS1 is associated with aggressive breast cancer features, but the biological properties of MTUS1-low TNBC remain insufficiently def
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Endothelial cell RpL17-dependent translational control mediates intima-media thickening in response to disturbed flow
Background: Carotid intima-media thickening (IMT) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The large ribosomal subunit protein 17 (Rpl17) was recently reported as a CVD-associated gene; however, ribosomal mutations generally are not associated with vascular dysfunction. We have created a novel genetic model of decreased ribosomal protein in endothelial cells (EC) to determine how c
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- Passage Bio cuts 75% of workforce after FDA blocks gene therapy trial path
Passage Bio faced a major setback when the FDA provided tough feedback that blocked the clinical trial design for its lead gene therapy. In response, the company launched a strategic review and decided to cut 75% of its workforce. This move reflects the significant operational and financial strain caused by regulatory hurdles and highlights the challenges gene therapy developers encounter in navigating FDA requirements.
- Celcuity’s gedatolisib shows positive phase 3 results in breast cancer, advancing FDA filings
Celcuity’s pan-PI3K/mTOR inhibitor gedatolisib has met the primary endpoint in the phase 3 Viktoria-1 trial for HR+ metastatic breast cancer, demonstrating significantly longer progression-free survival compared to Novartis’ Piqray in PIK3CA-mutant patients.
- UCB acquires Candid Therapeutics for $2 billion to expand autoimmune T-cell engager portfolio
UCB is acquiring Candid Therapeutics for $2 billion upfront, gaining access to a portfolio of bispecific antibody drugs targeting autoimmune diseases.
- FDA approves Pfizer and Arvinas' novel breast cancer drug Veppanu
Veppanu, developed by Arvinas and Pfizer, received early FDA approval as a first-in-class breast cancer treatment. This milestone expands therapeutic options for patients with certain breast cancers. However, Pfizer and Arvinas plan to partner with another company for commercialization, indicating ongoing strategic efforts post-approval.
- Eli Lilly acquires Ajax Therapeutics for next-generation myelofibrosis JAK inhibitor
Eli Lilly continues its strategic expansion in biotech by acquiring Ajax Therapeutics for up to $2.3 billion. Ajax's clinical-stage type 2 JAK-2 inhibitor targets myelofibrosis, aiming to overcome the shortcomings of current JAK inhibitors. This acquisition strengthens Lilly's hematology pipeline and reflects the company's focus on next-generation targeted therapies for unmet medical needs.
- FDA clears first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss
In a landmark decision, the FDA has granted approval to Regeneron's Otarmeni, the first gene therapy designed to treat genetic hearing loss. This development opens new avenues for addressing inherited hearing impairments through gene therapy, a field that has seen rapid advancements in recent years. The clearance of Otarmeni underscores the growing role of genetic treatments in managing sensory disorders and highlights the potential for innovative biotech solutions to improve patient outcomes.
- Eli Lilly to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics in up to $7 billion deal for in vivo cell therapy
Eli Lilly is expanding its in vivo cell therapy portfolio with the acquisition of Kelonia Therapeutics, a company developing a phase 1-stage CAR-T therapy targeting multiple myeloma. The deal, valued at up to $7 billion with $3.25 billion paid upfront, represents Lilly's second acquisition in this space this year. This move underscores Lilly's commitment to advancing innovative cancer treatments through early-stage cell therapy development.
- Trump orders FDA to fast-track reviews of psychedelic drugs for mental illness treatment
President Donald Trump has directed the FDA to prioritize reviews of psychedelic drugs to expedite access to treatments for serious mental illnesses. This move aims to clear regulatory barriers and accelerate drug development in this emerging therapeutic area.
- Eli Lilly acquires CrossBridge Bio to expand dual-payload ADC pipeline
Eli Lilly has acquired Houston-based CrossBridge Bio in a deal worth up to $300 million to enhance its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) portfolio.
- Revolution’s RAS inhibitor nearly doubles survival in phase 3 pancreatic cancer trial
Revolution’s RAS inhibitor has demonstrated a significant survival benefit in a phase 3 trial for pancreatic cancer, a disease with historically poor outcomes. Analysts have described the results as a potential game changer, nearly doubling survival rates in this difficult-to-treat tumor type.
- New immunotherapy combinations show promise in treating triple-negative breast cancer
Recent clinical studies from China highlight promising advances in immunotherapy combinations for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
- Gilead acquires Tubulis to enhance oncology ADC pipeline with $5 billion deal
Gilead Sciences has agreed to acquire Tubulis for $3.15 billion upfront plus up to $1.85 billion in milestone payments.
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