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uniQure Reports the US FDA BLA Submission for Ifezuntirgene Inilparvovec to Treat Huntington’s Disease

Shots: The US FDA has received a BLA for the accelerated approval of ifezuntirgene inilparvovec (AMT-130) for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, plus a request for Priority Review BLA was supported by the 3yr. data analysis from the P-I/II trial of AMT-130 vs a propensity score-matched external control derived from the Enroll-HD natural history database;…

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VectorY Therapeutics Collaborates with Shape Therapeutics to Develop Vectorized Antibodies for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Shots: VectorY has entered into an option & license deal with Shape to assess Shape’s SHP-DB1 (AAV capsid) for vectorized Abs payloads against 3 targets & may secure an exclusive license for their delivery if evaluation succeeds As per the deal, VectorY will handle development & commercialization of resulting therapies in exchange for an upfront…

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Neurocrine Reports Data From KINECT-HD Study Evaluating INGREZZA in Huntington’s Disease (HD)

Neurocrine reported new post-hoc patient data from the P-III KINECT-HD study (n=128; 18-75yrs.) showing significant reductions in cognitive and motor-related burden with INGREZZA (valbenazine) vs. PBO in HD chorea At maintenance (10-12wks.), INGREZZA showed greater mean score reductions across 18 cognition items and 32 of 33 motor items vs PBO. The study used the UHDRS…

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Prilenia & Ferrer

Prilenia Therapeutics Collaborates with Ferrer to Co-Develop and Commercialize Pridopidine for Indications Beyond Huntington’s Disease (HD)

Shots: Prilenia & Ferrer have entered into a collaboration & license agreement to co-develop & commercialize pridopidine for indications beyond HD in Europe & select markets, with Prilenia retaining rights in major markets incl. North America, Japan, & APAC As per the deal, Prilenia will receive ~$90.8M upfront, ~$51.1M in near-term development, regulatory, & commercial…

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