STAT+: Radiopharmaceutical shows promise in post-Pluvicto setting
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Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?&#x A0;Sign up&#x A0;to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Today, we’re looking at mixed reactions to a closely watched immunology trial and growing scrutiny of a type of telehealth business model. The need-to-know this morning Vera Therapeutics and the FDA reached an agreement&#x A0;to allow Vera to accelerate the analysis of a confirmatory Phase 3 study involving atacicept, its treatment for the chronic kidney disease IgA nephropathy. The drug is already under review for accelerated approval, with a decision expected by July 7. The new FDA agreement will allow Vera to analyze its Phase 3 study, needed for full approval, in the third quarter, rather than wait for an additional year of data to accrue. Abivax’s positive data weighed down by cancer concerns Abivax said yesterday that its experimental treatment for ulcerative colitis showed significant efficacy in a closely watched maintenance trial.Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…