Thursday, October 16, 2025

Clinical Trial News 16-Oct-2025

Breaking News

  • Praxis Precision’s Tremor Drug Trial Success: Praxis’s ulixacaltamide met endpoints in two Phase 3 trials for essential tremor, marking one of the first major late-stage wins in the indication. MarketWatch
  • EO2463 Receives Fast Track Designation: Enterome’s OncoMimics-based immunotherapy demonstrated 46% ORR in interim Phase 2 results in follicular lymphoma, earning FDA Fast Track. Targeted Oncology
  • TECVAYLI + DARZALEX FASPRO Combo Improves Survival: The MajesTEC-3 Phase 3 study showed improved PFS and OS in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. PR Newswire

Industry Trends & Policy Updates

  • FDA Launches National Priority Voucher Program: First vouchers awarded to nine sponsors on Oct 16, 2025, incentivizing R&D in priority health areas. FDA
  • NIH $2M Grant to EVOQ Therapeutics: To advance NanoDisc-based therapies for celiac disease and autoimmune disorders. BioSpace
  • AbbVie’s RINVOQ Label Expanded for Earlier IBD Use: FDA now allows use prior to TNF blockers for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s. AbbVie News
  • Orphan Drug Designation Surge: Over 850 orphan drugs in development; FDA grants new rare-disease designations in IPF and glioblastoma. GlobeNewswire

Approvals & Label Expansions

  • Lurbinectedin Combination Approval: Expanded indication for maintenance use with atezolizumab in extensive-stage SCLC. Wikipedia
  • Cemiplimab Adjuvant Approval: FDA approves for adjuvant use in high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma post-surgery/radiation. Wikipedia

Summary

Category Key Highlights Links
Breaking News Praxis Phase 3 tremor win; EO2463 Fast Track; TECVAYLI + DARZALEX combo PFS/OS benefit Praxis | EO2463 | MajesTEC-3
Industry Trends FDA National Priority Vouchers; EVOQ NIH grant; RINVOQ label expansion; Orphan drug surge FDA Vouchers | EVOQ Grant | RINVOQ | Orphan Trends
Approvals Lurbinectedin combo in SCLC; Cemiplimab adjuvant for cSCC Lurbinectedin | Cemiplimab

No comments:

Post a Comment