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1. J&J discontinues development for C. difficile antibiotic, Cadazolid

   In its earnings presentation this week, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that it had ended its clinical development program for…
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   20 Apr
2. Marijuana: possible solution to the opioid crisis

   In 2016, more than 110 people died every day due to opioid overdose in the US. The opioid crisis has…
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   20 Apr
3. Sanofi’s next steps following NICE’s rejection of Dupixent

   In the first week of April, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reject Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for…
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   20 Apr
4. Can AI and blockchain tech help bring drug prices down?

   Prescription drug prices, particularly in the US, have been skyrocketing over the past decade at a significantly higher rate than…
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   19 Apr
5. FDA grants priority review for Verastem’s Duvelisib but toxicities weaken its prospects

   The FDA has accepted a new drug application (NDA) for Verastem’s duvelisib, and earlier this week granted it priority review….
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   18 Apr
6. AnaptysBio’s ANB-020 remains a strong potential contender in the peanut allergy market

   Early top-line results from AnaptysBio’s Phase IIa trial of its IL-33-inhibiting biologic, ANB-020, in adult peanut allergy patients were released…
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   18 Apr
7. Incyte’s clinical trial flop indicates an uncertain future for IDO inhibitors

   An update on the KEYNOTE-252/ECHO-301 trial for Incyte/Merck’s Phase III drug combo in metastatic melanoma, epacadostat + Keytruda, rocked the…
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   18 Apr
8. AstraZeneca deal shows promise for Molecular Partners’ lung cancer therapy

   A new epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment may be on the horizon for Molecular…
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   17 Apr
9. Azeliragon: The third Alzheimer’s failure of 2018

   After the termination of Takeda’s pioglitazone and Merck & Co.’s verubecestat, vTv Therapeutic’s azeliragon is now the third pipeline drug…
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   17 Apr
10. Biosimilar frontrunner Celltrion to lose first-to-market advantage for Truxima in the US

    Celltrion, the South Korean biopharma company responsible for the launch of Truxima, the first-ever Rituxan biosimilar for oncology, faced a…
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    13 Apr