This trial is the first large, placebo-controlled clinical trial of an acid suppression treatment in EoE Topline results for the double-blind 12-week treatment portion of the study are expected in Q4 of 2026 June 23, 2026 -- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHAT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, today announced it has completed enrollment in its Phase 2 pHalcon-EoE-201 clinical trial evaluating VOQU

ORION CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 23 JUNE 2026 at 9:30 EEST Orion Pharma’s ODM-212 Granted Orphan Designation for the Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma by the European Commission Orion Corporation (Orion Pharma) today announced that its investigational drug ODM-212 has received Orphan Designation from the European Commission, based on the recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP), for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma, which

June 19, 2026 -- Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (website in Japanese only) and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced today that Zenyaku, the marketing authorization holder, obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), for an additional dosage and administration*1 of an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Rituxan® intravenous infusion 100 mg and 500 mg [generic name: rituximab (genetical recombination)] (hereafter “Rituxan”), which is co-promoted by bo

Incyte Biosciences Japan G.K. today announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Minjuvi ® (tafasitamab) in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). “This approval provides a new option for patients in Japan living with relapsed or refractory DLBCL, an aggressive disease with historically limited treatment options,” said Yasuyuki Ishida, General Manager, Incyte Biosciences Ja

June 19, 2026 -- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced today that it filed a regulatory application with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for sparsentan for the treatment of patients with IgA nephropathy. “In IgA nephropathy, a designated intractable disease, there are patients in whom proteinuria is not adequately controlled with existing treatments, and long-term decline in kidney function has remained an unmet challenge. Sparsentan has a novel mechanism of action

Provides a new treatment option as the world’s first therapeutic drug for neurofibromatosis type 2, a disease with limited treatment options Approval based on the results from an investigator-initiated Japanese Phase II clinical study June 19, 2026 -- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) today announced that it received regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the additional indication of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) for the anti-cancer agent/hum

Teijin Pharma Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s healthcare business, and Merz Therapeutics GmbH, a leading player in neurology-focused specialty pharma, jointly announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the additional indications for XEOMIN® (incobotulinumtoxinA) for the treatment of cervical dystonia and blepharospasm. This approval represents the fourth and fifth indications for XEOMIN® authorized in Japan, alongside its existing appr

Kovina Therapeutics Inc. today announced publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of research validating its HPV E6 targeted therapeutic approach. The publication, “Covalent Inhibitors of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 Protein Restore p53 Function and Suppress Growth of HPV-Driven Tumors in vivo,” reports that small molecules developed through Kovina’s HPV E6 program restore p53 tumor suppressor activity, induce apoptosis and senescence in HPV-positive cancer c

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TEVA) has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA for ecopipam, an investigational selective dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, seeking approval for the treatment of pediatric Tourette syndrome. If approved, ecopipam would represent the first new FDA-authorized therapy for pediatric tic disorder in more than a decade and the first agent in clinical use to target the D1 receptor subtype in this indication. The filing arrives weeks after Teva closed

Phase 1b data establish first clinical evidence of human translation of an AMPK Network Activator, with statistically significant improvements in liver fat, visceral adipose tissue, triglycerides, adiponectin, and resting metabolic rate in adults with obesity and prediabetes、 Overall tolerability pro to placebo. No adverse events related to core body temperature, flushing, or heart rate Companion mechanistic poster confirms ATX-304 activates AMPK without decreasing cellular ATP levels, disting