The Week Ahead In Biotech: Decision Day For Bausch Health, IPO Flow Resumes, Oncology Conference

Biotech stocks continued to remain under pressure in the week ended Sept. 11, swayed by the volatility that was evident in the broader market.

pledge to put safety first, AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) was forced to voluntarily stall the late-stage study of its coronavirus vaccine, citing an unidentified illness in one of the trial participants. Clinical trials were allowed to resume on Sept. 12.” data-reactid=”20″>The week also witnessed a flurry of news flow on the coronavirus vaccine front. Even as nine vaccine makers released a pledge to put safety first, AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) was forced to voluntarily stall the late-stage study of its coronavirus vaccine, citing an unidentified illness in one of the trial participants. Clinical trials were allowed to resume on Sept. 12.

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Here are the key catalysts for the unfolding week:

Conferences:

• The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, or MDS, Virtual Congress 2020: Sept. 12–16.
• H.C. Wainwright Virtual Healthcare Conference: Sept. 14-16
• 2nd RAS- Targeted Drug Development Summit 2020: Sept. 14-16
• 18th Annual Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference: Sept. 14-18
• 2020 Cantor Global Virtual Healthcare Conference: Sept. 15-17
• European Society for Medical Oncology, or ESMO, Virtual Congress 2020: Sept. 14-21

PDUFA Dates

BHC) NDA for EM-100, a ketotifen preservative-free ophthalmic solution that is being evaluated for allergic conjunctivitis. Bausch had in-licensed EM-100 from Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ETON) in Feb. 2019. The PDUFA date is set for Tuesday.

Clinical Trial Readouts/Presentations

PRTA): results from Part 1 of the Phase 2 PASADENA study of prasinezumab in early Parkinson’s disease (Tuesday)

2nd RAS- Targeted Drug Development Summit Presentations

VSTM): updated data from the LGSOC cohort of the Phase 1/2 FRAME study evaluating VS-6766 and defactinib in KRAS mutant solid tumors, and new preclinical data from studies investigating VS-6766 and defactinib in combination with KRAS-G12C inhibitors (Wednesday)

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ESMO Congress Presentations

IMMP): initial results from a Phase 2 study of eftilagimod alpha and Keytruda as 2nd line treatment for PD-L1 unselected metastatic head and neck cancer patients and non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, patients, and safety data from stratum D of the phase 1 trial evaluating feasibility of IMP321 combined with avelumab in advanced stage solid tumor (Thursday)

CLVS): initial data from the Phase 1b part of the LIO-1 trial of lucitanib in combination with Opdivo in advanced metastatic solid tumors, new data analyses for Rubraca from the Phase 2 TRITON2 and Phase 3 ARIEL3 studies in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and recurrent ovarian cancer, respectively, and preclinical data for FAP-2286 in a variety of cancers

MRSN): updated interim data from the ovarian cancer cohort of the ongoing Phase 1 expansion study evaluating XMT-1536 (Thursday)

ALKS): Safety and anti-tumor efficacy data from the phase 1/2 ARTISTRY-1 study, evaluating ALKS 4230 as monotherapy and in combination with Keytruda in patients with refractory solid tumors (Friday)

AYLA): interim results from the Phase 2 ACCURACY clinical trial of AL101 for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma harbouring Notch activating mutations (Friday)

AGEN): data from two Phase 2 trials of balstilimab alone and in combination with zalifrelimab (Friday)

AUTL): Phase 1/2 data for AUTO3, its CAR T cell therapy being investigated in relapsed/ refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (Friday)

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RCUS): efficacy and safety data from a Phase 1/1b study of etrumadenant plus carboplatin, pemetrexed and anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC

BGNE): data from the Phase 3 trial of tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC, and data from the Phase 1/2 trial of pamiparib in patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

DCPH): data from Part 2 of the ovarian cancer cohort of the Phase 1b/2 study in combination with paclitaxel, and updated data from the phase 3 INVICTUS study of ripretinib as fourth-line and above treatment in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors

NCNA): Phase 1b data for NUC-3373 in colorectal cancer and Phase 1 study of NUC-7738 in advanced solid tumors

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