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Novo Nordisk bulks up in rare diseases with $1.2bn Prothena deal

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The Danish drugmaker is paying $100 million upfront for rights to antibody drug PRX004, which is heading for phase 2 trials in cardiomyopathy associated with ATTR amyloidosis, a life-threatening disease affecting the heart and nervous system. All told, the deal could be worth up to $1.2

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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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In the 500 patient trial, patients treated with Trodelvy lived for a median of 12.1 There was some steady progress in neurology – in February FDA approved Lundbeck’s eptinezumab prophylactic treatment for migraine, the last from a gang of four drugs from a new class. months, compared with 6.7 Neurology on the march.