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TaiGen Completes Enrolment and Doses First Patient with Insilico Medicine’s ISM4808 in P-I Trial

Shots: Insilico Medicine & TaiGen have reported complete enrolment of the trial & dosing of the first patient with ISM4808 in the P-I trial to treat CKD-related anemia The P-I study consists of both single-ascending-dose & multiple-ascending-dose cohorts, designed to evaluate ISM4808 in healthy adults against PBO In Dec 2025, TaiGen gained exclusive rights to…
4 days ago

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Insilico Medicine and TaiGen Biotechnology Partner for ISM4808 to Treat Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Shots: Insilico has entered into an exclusive out-licensing collaboration with TaiGen & its subsidiary TaiGen Biopharmaceuticals for ISM4808 to treat CKD-related anemia As per the deal, TaiGen will gain exclusive rights to ISM4808 & related forms for further development, commercialization & sub-licensing in Greater China, while Insilico will receive upfront payment, development & sales milestones, &…
December 15, 2025

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Geron’s Rytelo (Imetelstat) Gains the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) with Transfusion-Dependent Anemia 

Shots:  The US FDA has approved Rytelo to treat low- to intermediate-risk MDS with transfusion-dependent (TD) anemia adults who did not respond to, lost response, or are not eligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA)  The approval was supported by the P-III (IMerge) study of Rytelo vs PBO, depicting a 39.8% vs 15.0% RBC-TI rate for 8wks.…
June 6, 2024

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Akebia’s Vafseo (Vadadustat) Tablets Gains the US FDA’s Approval to Treat Anemia Due to CKD 

Shots:  The US FDA has approved the company’s Vafseo (vadadustat) tablets as a treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults on dialysis for at least 3mos. The company, in collaboration with CSL Vifor, will commercialize Vafseo across the US    The approval was based on the safety and efficacy results from INNO2VATE…
March 27, 2024

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Barbara Klencke, CMO at Sierra Oncology (now GSK) Shares Insights on the Significant benefits obtained from the Pivotal Myelofibrosis Study

Shots: Barbara gave a comprehensive view of the P-III (MOMENTUM) clinical study results which evaluates its lead candidate in myelofibrosis Sierra is now acquired by GSK (completed on 1st July 2022) resulting in GSK commercializing this prime product once approved The interview outlines Sierra’s (now GSK) vision to develop transformative therapies for rare cancers Smriti: Thank…
July 18, 2022

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PharmaShots Interview: AstraZeneca's Global Medicine Leader John Houghton Shares Insights on Roxadustat in Treating Patients with Anemia Due to CKD at ASN 2019
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PharmaShots Interview: AstraZeneca’s Global Medicine Leader John Houghton Shares Insights on Roxadustat in Treating Patients with Anemia Due to CKD at ASN 2019

AstraZeneca presented P-III data of Roxadustat along with unprecedented 41 abstracts from its renal portfolio at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019, demonstrating its commitment to advancing the care of Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) and its complications, affecting millions of people across the globe. On Nov 12, 2019 in an interview with PharmaShots, John…
November 12, 2019

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