ImmunoGen’s Big Internal Changes ImmunoGen (IMGN) announced a radical impacting decision following the completion of an in-depth operational review aimed at extending the Company’s cash runway; delivering on its promises to continue developing a promising antibody drug conjugate (ADC) product and moving into the clinic what it believes will be next-generation ADCs.   Based on the outcomes of its review, ImmunoGen prioritized continuing the development of mirvetuximab and …

Atossa Genetics Promising News for Endoxifen Atossa Genetics (ATOS) has promising news from a Phase 2 trial of its topical Endoxifen for mammographic breast density (MBD) reduction.     Preliminary analysis from a recently completed Phase 2 study of Atossa’s proprietary 20mg daily topical Endoxifen has caused a significant and a rapid reduction . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to …

Krystal Biotech Krystal Biotech (KRYS) is a gene therapy firm focused on developing topical intradermal therapeutics for rare dermatological diseases. It developed its a gene therapy product KB103 for the treatment of the broad Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) population, including both recessive and dominant forms of the disease. The vector that introduces the genes into dermal cells is an HSV . . . This content is for …

AMAG Pharmaceuticals’ Vyleesi™ was Approved The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AMAG Pharmaceuticals’ (AMAG) product Vyleesi (bremelanotide injection); a melanocortin receptor agonist for premenopausal women having acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)   To be a candidate for Vyleesi a woman’s low sexual desire must not be the outcome of a co-existing medical or psychiatric condition, problems within the relationship or the side …

Prohost Letter #433 Treating Hemoglobinopathies The most common genetic blood disorders are the hemoglobinopathies: sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta-thalassemia. Millions of people around the world are affected by these two conditions in which genetic defects impact the hemoglobin production.We called the past week “The Hemoglobinopathies’ Week”. Important and impacting news came with promising clinical trials data from two products aimed at treating sickle cell …

AstraZeneca and Merck PARP Inhibitor Lynparza The AstraZeneca (AZN) and Merck (MRK) PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib) has been granted approval in Europe for first-line maintenance monotherapy . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Pfizer to Acquire Array Pfizer (PFE) announced that it has agreed to acquire Array Biopharma (ARRY) in a deal valued at $11.4 billion.  The Terms of the Agreement Under the terms of the agreement, Pfizer will pay $48 in cash for each Array share. That is around 62% above the $29.59 stock price as it closed on Friday. The price paid represents around $10.64 billion …

Why has bluebird bio Been Hammered in the Market Recently? Investors should be asking why bluebird bio (BLUE) has been hammered in the market recently before asking why the stock gained $6.37 in trading yesterday. Why was it subjected to a selloff a few days ago? Why? When you consider the announcement of conditional marketing authorization, granted from the European Commission (EC), for the firm’s …

Nektar Announced Results for NKTR-358  During an oral session at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2019, in Madrid, Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) announced results of the first-in-human Phase 1a study evaluating single-ascending doses of NKTR-358 for the treatment of autoimmune and other chronic inflammatory conditions.  The . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Good News about Novartis’ Cosentyx® for Psoriatic Arthritis Novartis (NVS) has good news for Cosentyx®. Data emerging out 0f the FUTURE 5 clinical trial on patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) showed that there was no radiographic progression in around 90% of PsA patients who were treated with Cosentyx® (secukinumab) 300 mg, over 2 years. These data are being presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) on 12-15, June, in …

Prohost Letter #432 The ASCO 2019 Special Edition SPRAYING FEAR The Victims Are The most disturbed victim of the instigated and irrelevant fear against investing in the stock market is the market itself. Indeed, baseless fear campaigns frighten positive investors while encouraging short-selling investors to maximize their selling which intensifies the markets volatility. We have been experiencing this phenomenon since the beginning of 2019. Market …

Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics While some groups are doubting the gene editing capability of CRISPR gene editing Vertex’s (VRTX) scientists enjoyed what they experienced during their clinical collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics (

AT ASCO Gilead Sciences and Yescarta® By Acquiring Kite Pharma Gilead Sciences(GILD) gained Kite’s CAR T technology and its FDA approved therapy Yescarta.  At the ASCO 2019 two new analyses were presented from the ZUMA-1 clinical trial of Yescarta®  in adult patients with relapsed or . . . This content is for paid subscribers. Please click here to subscribe or here to log in.

Zynteglo™ from bluebird bio Gets European Conditional Approval European marketing authorization for Zynteglo follows the fastest assessment of an advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) as part of the European Medicines Agency’s Priority Medicines (PRIME) program. Zynteglo is bluebird bio’s first gene therapy to gain regulatory approval. Gene therapy is, indeed, moving towards the clinic to provide cures; to save people from an early death from …

What Everyone Wants to Hear from ASCO The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting is ongoing. What the oncologists, the analysts, the researchers and investors and other interested observers are anxious to hear this year is mostly about the improvements in the immune-oncology approaches. The Oncologists Want to Hear About: Up-to-date information from clinical trials on immunotherapies in order to practice the safest and …