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Allarity Therapeutics Presents Stenoparib Ovarian Cancer Trial at ESMO Congress

Jun 19, 2026

Allarity Therapeutics will present a Trial-in-Progress poster at the ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Congress 2026 on its Phase 2 ovarian cancer trial of stenoparib. The company also dosed first patients in February 2026 in a VA-funded Phase 2 trial of stenoparib plus temozolomide for relapsed small cell lung cancer.

FDA Finalizes Controversial Guidance on Livestock Antibiotic Use

Jun 18, 2026

The FDA issued final guidance advising drug companies to set duration limits for medically important antibiotics in livestock feed without legal obligation. Public health advocates criticize the guidance as insufficient to combat antibiotic resistance, which causes over 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths annually in the U.S.

NMD Pharma Ignaseclant Phase 2a CMT Trial Shows Muscle Strength Benefits

Jun 17, 2026

NMD Pharma reported Phase 2a trial data showing ignaseclant improved muscle strength and motor function in adults with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, with benefits lasting seven days after treatment. The study met key secondary endpoints but missed its primary endpoint of six-minute walk test improvement. The drug has received FDA orphan drug designation for CMT.

Two Companies Advance Novel Therapies for Huntington's Disease

Jun 17, 2026

The FDA agreed uniQure's existing trial data could support an accelerated approval filing for Huntington's therapy AMT-130, a reversal from earlier positions. Meanwhile, UK-based Harness Therapeutics selected HRN001 as its lead experimental candidate, targeting the FAN1 protein to address somatic expansion of Huntington's-causing genetic repeats.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals Advances Ibezapolstat to Phase 3 Trials for C. difficile Infection

Jun 16, 2026

Acurx Pharmaceuticals is advancing ibezapolstat to international Phase 3 clinical trials for C. difficile infection following final regulatory guidance from FDA and EMA. The company launched a new clinical trial program for recurrent CDI and presented structural biology research demonstrating ibezapolstat's mechanism of action. Acurx reported year-end 2025 cash of $7.6 million.

Sensei Biotherapeutics Changes Name to Faeth Therapeutics, Names Former FDA Commissioner to Board

Jun 16, 2026

Sensei Biotherapeutics has changed its name to Faeth Therapeutics following its February 2026 acquisition of the biotechnology company. The name change accompanies a $200 million private placement financing to advance PIKTOR, an investigational all-oral multi-node inhibitor targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in endometrial and breast cancer. Topline Phase 2 data in endometrial cancer is anticipated in the second half of 2026.

Gilead's Lenacapavir Advances: FDA Accepts Weekly Oral PrEP Application, Global Access Expands

Jun 16, 2026

The U.S. FDA has accepted Gilead's application for an investigational once-weekly oral lenacapavir for HIV prevention, with a review date set for February 2027. Concurrently, PEPFAR and The Global Fund are expanding access to the twice-yearly injectable version to a total of 3 million people by 2028. Gilead will present new data on both lenacapavir and a novel bictegravir/lenacapavir combination at CROI 2026.

Grifols Launches FESILTY Fibrinogen Concentrate in U.S. for Rare Bleeding Disorder

Jun 16, 2026

Grifols has launched FESILTY (fibrinogen, human-chmt) in the U.S., a fibrinogen concentrate FDA-approved in December 2025 for acute bleeding episodes in patients with congenital fibrinogen deficiency. The highly purified product, developed by Biotest, enables rapid fibrinogen restoration and can be reconstituted in approximately three minutes.

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to First Therapy for Neurological Effects of Hunter Syndrome

Jun 15, 2026

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Denali Therapeutics' Avlayah (tividenofusp alfa-eknm), the first therapy targeting neurological symptoms of Hunter syndrome. The approval was based on a surrogate endpoint measuring heparan sulfate reduction in cerebrospinal fluid, with confirmatory study results required for full approval. The global Hunter syndrome treatment market is projected to reach $2.6 billion by 2033.

Posture-Driven Retinal Signals May Predict Diabetic Retinopathy Progression

Jun 15, 2026

New research shows posture-driven retinal vascular changes can predict diabetic retinopathy progression, with smartphone-based imaging detecting early microvascular dysfunction. A five-year study found abnormal arteriolar tortuosity during postural shifts increased progression risk over two-fold.