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Nanjing Leads Biolabs Reports First Patient Enrolment in P-Ib/II Trial of Opatisumab for Advanced Melanoma

Shots: Nanjing Leads Biolabs has enrolled the first patient in P-Ib/II trial assessing opatisumab as monotx. & in combination with toripalimab, for the treatment of 1L advanced melanoma in China Additionally, Opatisumab is being evaluated as monotx. in a registrational study for EP-NEC that completed enrolment in Aug 2025, & is also under investigation in multiple P-II trials…
5 days ago

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Pulmovant and Roivant’s Mosliciguat Receives MHLW’s Orphan Drug Designation for Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease

Shots: Japan’s MHLW has granted ODD to mosliciguat for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) Mosliciguat (dry powder inhaler) is being evaluated in an ongoing global P-II (PHocus) trial against PBO among ~120 PH-ILD adults, with trial design to be presented at ERS Congress 2025 Mosliciguat is an sGC activator that…
September 5, 2025

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CXO Talks: Thomas Chalberg & Annahita Keravala from Genascence in a Candid Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots: PharmaShots speaks with Thomas Chalberg, Founder and CEO of Genascence Corporation, and Annahita Keravala, Founder and CSO of Genascence Corporation Thomas and Annahita speak eloquently about Genascence's current lead program, GNSC-001, for osteoarthritis of the knee, and shed light on the unmet medical needs in the disease The duo highlighted the safety and tolerability…
August 11, 2025

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Verve Therapeutics for ~$1.3B

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Therapeutics to advance cardiovascular therapies As per the deal, Lilly will acquire Verve for $10.50/share in an all-cash transaction totaling ~$1B, along with one non-tradeable CVR of $3/share tied to first pts dosing with VERVE-102 for ASCVD in P-III trial by year 10 post-closing;…
June 17, 2025

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Recursion Presents Preliminary P-Ib/II (TUPELO) Trial Data of REC-4881 for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) at DDW 2025

Shots: P-Ib/II (TUPELO) trial (enrolment ongoing) assessed REC-4881 (4 or 8mg, QD) in FAP, with P-II evaluating efficacy via upper & lower endoscopy at Wk. 0, 13 (on-treatment), & 25 (off-treatment) in pts (≥55yrs.) with APC mutations As of Mar 17, 2025, 4mg (n=6) showed a median 43% polyp burden decrease; 5/6 had reductions of…
May 5, 2025

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Novartis to Acquire Regulus Therapeutics for ~$1.7B

Shots: Novartis to acquire Regulus Therapeutics incl. its lead asset, farabursen via its wholly owned subsidiary, which will merge with Regulus upon closing, resulting in Regulus becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis As per the deal, Regulus will get ~$0.8B upfront, with shareholders receiving $7/share in cash, & ~$0.9B upon achievement of a…
May 1, 2025

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