Curated news and analysis on clinical trials, drug approvals, and medical research.
Another participant with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer achieved undetectable PSA and negative PSMA PET after treatment with 67Cu-SAR-bisPSMA in the SECuRE trial. This marks the fifth patient to achieve undetectable disease by radiographic assessment in Clarity Pharmaceuticals' program.
CagriSema demonstrated 23% weight loss in the REDEFINE 4 trial but failed to meet its primary endpoint of non-inferiority compared to tirzepatide's 25.5% weight loss. The company submitted an FDA application in December 2025 based on earlier pivotal trials.
Study of 3600 older adults with type 1 diabetes across US and European registries reveals significant gaps in guideline-recommended cardiovascular therapies and diabetes technology use despite high disease burden.
Trader Joe's recalled chicken fried rice nationwide due to possible glass contamination after four customer reports. Separately, the FDA expanded a recall of McCain Foods tater tots to 648,000 pounds over plastic fragment concerns.
Microdosing GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy has emerged as a weight-loss trend, but health experts warn there is no scientific data supporting the practice and caution about potential safety risks.
The FDA has accepted for review Beren Therapeutics' NDA for adrabetadex in infantile-onset Niemann-Pick disease type C with a PDUFA date of August 17, 2026, and Dr. Reddy's BLA for a biosimilar to Orencia (abatacept).
Novartis announced positive topline results from its Phase III RemIND trial of remibrutinib in chronic inducible urticaria, meeting the primary endpoint for the three most prevalent types of the condition with significantly higher complete response rates versus placebo.
Two clinical trials demonstrate efficacy of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) oncolytic virus therapy in HER2-negative breast cancer and nonmelanoma skin cancers, with favorable safety profiles and durable responses in subset of patients.
A phase 2 trial found that a single intravenous dose of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) alongside psychotherapy significantly reduced major depressive disorder symptoms, with effects lasting up to 6 months.
A multicenter study of over 500 children found no differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes between offspring of mothers who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and those who did not.
A 6-3 Supreme Court decision rejected unlimited presidential tariff authority under IEEPA, constraining mega-tariffs while Section 232 pharmaceutical investigations and potential duties on branded medicines remain in effect.
Ocular Therapeutix announced positive topline results from the SOL-1 Phase 3 superiority trial of AXPAXLI for wet age-related macular degeneration, meeting its primary endpoint with statistically significant improvements in vision outcomes compared to aflibercept.
Benitec Biopharma will present interim clinical study results for BB-301 gene therapy in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy patients at the Muscular Dystrophy Association Conference on March 9, 2026, including 12-month and 24-month follow-up data.
Higher consumption of ultraprocessed food after cancer diagnosis is associated with increased rates of all-cause and cancer mortality, regardless of overall diet quality, according to a study of 802 cancer survivors.
Merck and Mayo Clinic announced a research collaboration allowing Merck to use AI and advanced analytics with Mayo's clinical and genomic datasets for drug discovery, initially focusing on dermatology, neurology, and gastroenterology.
iRegene Therapeutics has dosed the first U.S. patient in a Phase IIa trial of NouvNeu001 for Parkinson's disease and enrolled the first patient in a China trial of NouvNeu004 for Multiple System Atrophy.
Stoke Therapeutics presented long-term Dravet syndrome data showing up to 80% seizure reductions sustained through three years, outlined its Phase 3 EMPEROR trial design targeting mid-2027 data, and disclosed first patient dosing in its ADOA program.
Quantum computing breakthroughs in China and new quantum chemistry software demonstrate potential to accelerate drug discovery, materials science, and complex molecular simulations from weeks to minutes.
The FDA approved the combination of acalabrutinib and venetoclax as the first all-oral, fixed-duration regimen for adults with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, based on Phase 3 AMPLIFY trial results.
Novo Nordisk's experimental weight loss drug CagriSema achieved 23% weight loss after 84 weeks compared to 25.5% with Eli Lilly's tirzepatide in a head-to-head Phase 3 trial, sending Novo shares down 15% in Copenhagen.
