Monday, December 7, 2020

FDA To Decide On Emergency Use Of Pfizer's COVID Vaccine



Biotech stocks headed higher in the week finished Dec. 5 as more extensive market hopefulness infested into the area. The area likewise kept on getting support from immunization related positive news stream. 


The greatest feature of the week was the first-since forever crisis use approval of a Covid antibody applicant. The U.K. turned into the primary nation to restrictively favor an antibody, as the country's controller gave its gesture to Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE – ADR (NASDAQ: BNTX) for their mRNA immunization, BNT162b2. The timeline for approvals somewhere else has additionally been set. 


Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced toward the beginning of the week positive essential viability and wellbeing information, and furthermore petitioned for crisis use approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 


Meanwhile, Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) alluded to a deferral in the U.S. leg of the Phase 3 investigation of its antibody competitor. And Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: INO), which likewise is dealing with a vaccine, added a new agreement advancement and assembling association (CDMO) to its consortium of accomplices. 


The two FDA choices scheduled for the week prompted positive outcomes, with the organization approving Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc's. (NASDAQ: VNDA) rest issue drug and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: BCRX) therapy for innate angioedema. 


The week likewise saw different introductions at the virtual American Society of Hematology yearly gathering. 


Four biotechs made their Wall Street makes a big appearance this week, raising a joined $782.5 billion in gross continues from introductory public contributions. 


Here are the critical impetuses for the forthcoming week: 


FDA Meeting On Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine 


The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet Dec. 10 (Thursday) in an open meeting to examine crisis use approval of the antibody created by Pfizer and BioNTech. This is one of the most profoundly foreseen focuses in the timetable of this unfurling COVID-19 immunization adventure. It could decide if a few Americans begin getting antibodies when the following day. Immunizations are set to start in the U.K. on Tuesday. 


Gatherings 


American Epilepsy Society, or AES, Annual Meeting (virtual occasion): Dec. 4-8 


62nd American Society of Hematology, or ASH, Annual Meeting and Exposition virtual occasion: Dec. 5-8 


San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, or SABCS, being held for all intents and purposes: December 8-11 


ESMO Immuno-oncology Virtual Congress: Dec. 9-12 


Clinical Readouts/Presentations 


Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SRPT) will introduce on Monday between time information from the MOMENTUM study, a various rising portion clinical preliminary of SRP-5051, for the treatment of Duchenne strong dystrophy. 


Debris Conference Presentations 


Sunday 


Erytech Pharma SA (NASDAQ: ERYP): aftereffects of Phase 2 preliminary of eryaspase in intense lymphoblastic leukemia patients 


Imara Inc (NASDAQ: IMRA): information from the continuous IMR-687 Phase 2a open mark augmentation clinical preliminary in grown-up patients with sickle cell infection 


Outline Medicines Corp (NASDAQ: BPMC): Overall endurance information in patients with cutting edge foundational mastocytosis getting avapritinib in the Phase I EXPLORER study 


Hero Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: PTGX): refreshed outcomes from the Phase 2 proof-of-idea investigation of PTG-300 in polycythemia vera 


Xencor Inc (NASDAQ: XNCR): Updated results from Phase 1 investigations of vibecotamab in intense myeloid leukemia 


Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: RCKT): Phase 1 investigation of lentiviral intervened quality treatment for pyruvate kinase inadequacy 


Beigene Ltd (NASDAQ: BGNE): starting outcomes from the MAGNOLIA Phase 2 preliminary of zanubrutinib in patients with backslid/headstrong peripheral zone lymphoma 


MacroGenics Inc (NASDAQ: MGNX): Phase 1/2 information for flotetuzumab in essential acceptance disappointment and early backslide intense myeloid leukemia 


Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) & Crispr Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP): results from two progressing Phase 1/2 clinical preliminaries of the investigational CRISPR/Cas9 quality altering treatment CTX001 in patients with sickle cell infection and beta thalassemia. 


ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT): fundamental aftereffects of a Phase 2 investigation of camidanlumab tesirine (Cami), an immunizer drug form, in patients with backslid or stubborn Hodgkin lymphoma; between time consequences of loncastuximab tesirine joined with ibrutinib in backslid/headstrong diffuse enormous B-cell lymphoma 


Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SNDX): refreshed information from the Phase 1 preliminary of axatilimab, its enemy of CSF-1R monoclonal immune response, in patients with persistent join versus have illness 


CTI BioPharma Corp (NASDAQ: CTIC): results from the Phase 1/2 investigation of pacritinib in join versus-have infection 


Aptose Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: APTO): information from the Phase 1a/b portion acceleration investigation of CG-806 in patients with backslid or stubborn persistent lymphocytic leukemia/little lymphocytic lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas 


Johnson and Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) & Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO): essential information from the Phase 3 APOLLO investigation of subcutaneous daratumumab in blend with pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with various myeloma who have gotten at least one earlier lines of treatment 


Humanigen Inc (NASDAQ: HGEN): results from the Phase 1/2 multi-focus investigation of lenzilumab and axicabtagene ciloleucel in patients with backslid or hard-headed huge B cell lymphoma 


Imv Inc (NASDAQ: IMV): refreshed information from stage 2 SPiReL study assessing IMV's T cell treatment - DPX-Survivac - in blend with Merck and Co., Inc's. (NYSE: MRK) Keytruda in patients with backslid/stubborn diffuse enormous B cell lymphoma 


Bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ: BLUE): refreshed outcomes from patients in Group C of the Phase 1/2 HGB-206 investigation of lentiGlobin for sickle cell illness quality treatment 


Rocket Pharmaceuticals: Phase 1/2 investigation of lentiviral-interceded ex-vivo quality treatment for pediatric patients with serious leukocyte bond insufficiency I and refreshed outcomes from worldwide clinical investigations of RP-L102 in Fanconi sickliness 


Beigene: information from the Phase 2 investigation of zanubrutinib in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia just as Phase 2 investigation of zanubrutinib in patients with backslid/unmanageable B-cell malignancies 


Sutro Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: STRO): extra Phase 1 portion acceleration information for STRO-001 in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma 


Precigen Inc (NASDAQ: PGEN): introductory Phase 1 information for PRGN-3006 in myelodysplastic disorder and intense myeloid leukemia 


Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FMTX): information from the Phase 1 investigation of FT-4202 in patients with Sickle Cell Disease 


Autolus Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: AUTL): longer term subsequent information for AUTO1 in intense lymphoblastic leukemia, and refreshed Phase 2 information and longer-term follow up information for AUTO3 in diffuse enormous B cell lymphoma 


Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS): results (pharmacokinetics and action) from the Phase 1 investigation of CA-4948 in patient with backslid or recalcitrant hematologic malignancies, and results from the Phase 1 open-mark portion acceleration preliminary assessing CA-4948 in patients with intense myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic condition 


TG Therapeutics Inc basic stock (NASDAQ: TGTX): results from the Phase 3 UNITY-CLL investigation of umbralisib in addition to ublituximab in patients with therapy credulous and backslid/unmanageable persistent lymphocytic leukemia, and results from the Phase 2 worldwide UNITY-NHL preliminary that is assessing umbralisib in patients with backslid or obstinate sluggish non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 


Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AGIO): Phase 1 numerous climbing portion study information for mitapivat in subjects with sickle cell infection 


Plantation Therapeutics PLC – ADR (NASDAQ: ORTX): information from the primary patient treated in the evidence of-idea investigation of OTL-201, an investigational ex vivo autologous hematopoietic immature microorganism quality treatment being read for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA 


Trillium Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TRIL): refreshes from Phase 1 portion heightening and extension investigation of TTI-621, a biologic focusing on CD47, in patients with backslid or hard-headed hematologic malignancies 


Allovir Inc (NASDAQ: ALVR): results from a Phase 2 investigation of ALVR106 for treating extreme, drug-recalcitrant viral diseases in patients following hematopoietic undifferentiated cell transplantation 


GlycoMimetics Inc (NASDAQ: GLYC) and Pfizer: Phase 3 information for rivipansel in vaso-occlusive emergency of sickle cell sickness 


Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) and Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ: FBIO): Phase 2 portion choice investigation information for CAEL-101 in patients with AL amyloidosis 


Oncternal Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ONCT): information update for patients with mantle cell lymphoma and ongoing lymphocytic leukemia, treated with cirmtuzumab in addition to ibrutinib in a Phase 1/2 examination 


Tuesday 


Uniqure NV (NASDAQ: QURE): first information from the Phase 3 HOPE-B quality treatment preliminary assessing adequacy and security of Etranacogene Dezaparvovec, an AAV5-Padua hFIX variation and codenamed AMT-061, in grown-ups with extreme or moderate-serious hemophilia B treated independent of prior enemy of capsid killing antibodies (11:45 am ET) 


SABCS Presentations 


Boundlessness Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) and Arcus Biosciences Inc (NYSE: RCUS): Efficacy and security of Arcus' etrumadenant + pegylated liposomal doxorubicin ± Infinity's eganelisib in members with metastatic ovarian and triple negative bosom malignancy (Wednesday, 2 a.m. ET) 


Limitlessness Pharma: Poster introduction on starting Phase 2 information from the investigation assessing a triple combo of Infinity's eganelisib, Roche Holdings AG's Basel ADR Common Stock (OTC: RHHBY) Tecentriq and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE: BMY) chemotherapy medicine Arabaxane as first-line treatment for privately progressed or metastatic triple-negative bosom malignant growth (Wednesday, 2 a.m. ET) 


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