GSK strikes deal with U.S. to lower asthma and COPD drug prices and avoid tariffs

GSK strikes deal with U.S. to lower asthma and COPD drug prices and avoid tariffs

GSK plc’s latest agreement with the United States Administration to lower the price of respiratory medicines, including its inhaled asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) portfolio, signals a shift in how global pharmaceutical companies are choosing to respond to increasing U.S. political pressure around drug affordability. The agreement, announced on December 22, 2025, satisfies […]

Mabwell’s anti-ST2 antibody 9MW1911 cleared for U.S. Phase IIa trial: Could this reshape COPD biologics?

Mabwell’s anti-ST2 antibody 9MW1911 cleared for U.S. Phase IIa trial: Could this reshape COPD biologics?

Mabwell Biopharmaceuticals has received Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase IIa clinical study for its anti-ST2 monoclonal antibody, 9MW1911, in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This regulatory milestone comes on the heels of a completed Phase IIa study in China, where Mabwell […]

Biohaven ends psychiatric push for BHV-7000 after Phase 2 trial in depression fails to show efficacy

Biohaven ends psychiatric push for BHV-7000 after Phase 2 trial in depression fails to show efficacy

Biohaven Ltd. has reported that BHV-7000, its experimental Kv7 ion channel modulator, failed to meet the primary endpoint in a Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial evaluating the drug in patients with major depressive disorder. The trial assessed changes in depressive symptoms using the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale over six weeks compared to placebo. Although some numerical […]

The undruggable no more? Inside the new wave of PPI inhibitors in cancer and fibrosis

The undruggable no more? Inside the new wave of PPI inhibitors in cancer and fibrosis

In the decades-long war against disease, pharmaceutical companies have learned to build drugs like locksmiths—designing compounds that fit neatly into molecular pockets, disabling enzymes and receptors with surgical precision. But not every biological lock comes with a keyhole. Protein–protein interactions, or PPIs, often involve broad, flat, and shifting surfaces that refuse to conform to conventional […]

AusperBio’s AHB‑137 enters final testing phase in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients

AusperBio’s AHB‑137 enters final testing phase in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients

AusperBio Therapeutics has completed patient enrollment in its Phase III AUSHINE trial evaluating AHB‑137 for the treatment of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B. The randomized, double-blind, multicenter study, launched in China under regulatory clearance from the Center for Drug Evaluation, surpassed its initial enrollment goal with over 570 patients enrolled within five months. AHB‑137 is being […]

Boehringer Ingelheim expands Jascayd label to PPF following pivotal trial success

Boehringer Ingelheim expands Jascayd label to PPF following pivotal trial success

Boehringer Ingelheim has secured approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for Jascayd (nerandomilast) tablets for the treatment of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in adults. The decision follows earlier FDA clearance for Jascayd in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and now marks the first time a preferential PDE4B inhibitor with dual immunomodulatory and antifibrotic effects has […]

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