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4月30日

399: Hair-raising trial results, and Servier’s M&A wishlist

Why are investors excited about hair loss drugs? Will artificial intelligence make clinical trials run more smoothly? And how does a nonprofit pharma company compete in the M&A arena? We get into all that and more on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s weekly biotech podcast. Veradermics CEO Reid Waldman joined us to discuss his company’s data, and why hair loss is such a trendy topic in biotech. Then, Servier Pharmaceuticals CEO David Lee joined us to discuss the company’s acquisition of Day One Biopharmaceuticals.

4月30日

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41 分鐘
4月23日

398: A CAR-T biotech's dramatic turnaround, and drugmakers' tactics to drive more scripts

How did a biotech company that almost ran out of money three times get acquired for over $3 billion? Will the M&A streak continue? And why are drugmakers working with a telehealth company called Prescribery? We discuss all that and more on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD," STAT's weekly biotech podcast. Venture capitalist Bryan Roberts joins us to discuss his firm’s investment in Kelonia Therapeutics, the CAR-T biotech that Eli Lilly just said it would buy for $3.25 billion. We also bring on our colleague Katie Palmer to talk through her story about pharma companies using bargain-basement telehealth providers to drive drug prescriptions and sales.

4月23日

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38 分鐘
4月16日

397: A pancreatic cancer breakthrough, and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment

On this week’s episode of the Readout LOUD: a pancreatic cancer breakthrough and new hope for an off-the-shelf CAR-T treatment in lymphoma. Your favorite biotech podcasting crew is back to full strength this week, and we’re bringing you two newsy guest interviews. First, we’ll talk with Allogene Therapeutics Chief Medical Officer Zach Roberts about new study results that bolster the company’s efforts to develop an off-the-shelf CAR-T therapy for B-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.Then, we’ll dive into the biggest news of the week: Revolution Medicines and the stunning survival benefit reported for its experimental drug in a Phase 3 pancreatic cancer study. Paul Oberstein, a pancreatic cancer expert from NYU Langone, will join us to discuss the Revolution Medicines data and what it means for pancreatic cancer patients.

4月16日

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50 分鐘
2月26日

390: FDA turmoil, election intrigue, AI, and more

On "The Readout LOUD" this week: Adam Feuerstein, solo. His usual co-hosts Allison DeAngelis and Elaine Chen took some time off, so Adam manned the podcast mic himself. Adam thought, quite understandably, that our cherished listeners wouldn’t want to hear him drone on for 30 minutes, so he thankfully found some help. Jared Holz, health care sector specialist at Mizuho Securities, agreed to be Adam’s podcasting wingman for this week’s show.They ran through a menu of takes on biotech stock performance, M&A, Food and Drug Administration turmoil, election intrigue, and artificial intelligence.

2月26日

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33 分鐘
3月26日

394: Eli Lilly's deal man, Allogene's off-the-shelf CAR-T, and Merck's Terns buy

On this week’s episode of "The Readout LOUD": Allison DeAngelis is still away, leaving Elaine Chen and Adam Feuerstein to mind the podcasting store. You've been warned. Eli Lilly’s deal man Jake van Naarden is very, very busy, so what does that mean for biotech and pharma? Speaking of deals, Merck is buying Terns for nearly $7 billion. Why are some people mad about it? You might be surprised to hear this, but off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies for cancer are still a thing. We preview an interesting data readout coming soon from Allogene Therapeutics. And finally, someone forgot to tell Wave Life Sciences that weight loss drugs are supposed to help people lose weight.

3月26日

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26 分鐘
3月5日

391: Breaching the IBD efficacy ceiling, and sham surgeries

Will drugmakers finally be able to breach the efficacy ceiling in inflammatory bowel disease? And is the Food and Drug Administration being flexible enough with rare disease treatments? Spyre Therapeutics CEO Cameron Turtle joins the podcast to discuss his company's experimental IBD medications, and whether the drug industry is scraping the barrel in the search for better treatments. We also discuss the latest news in the life sciences, including the ongoing debate between the FDA and UniQure over its Huntington's disease therapy, as well as Moderna's mammoth patent settlement.

3月5日

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30 分鐘
4月2日

395: Biotech investors' plea to Trump, and a busy M&A week

How has the Food and Drug Administration's recent decisions on rare disease drugs affected investment trends? Why is Eli Lilly getting into sleep medicine? And where did Allison go on her vacation? We discuss all that and more on this week's episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's weekly biotech podcast. Biotech investor Rod Wong joins us to talk about why an industry-patient coalition he's part of sent a letter to President Trump asking for more regulatory flexibility at the FDA. We also discuss the U.S. approval of Eli Lilly's obesity pill, recent deal-making by large pharma companies, a strange story about promotion of psychedelic drugs on YouTube, and more.

4月2日

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32 分鐘
3月20日

393: A conversation with the 'godfather' of biotech

On this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD," we bring you a special conversation with Stelios Papadapolous, also know as the "godfather" of biotech. He sat down for an on-stage chat with our colleague Damian Garde Thursday afternoon during STAT’s Breakthrough Summit East event in New York City. We also chat about the latest biotech news, including new weight loss data from Structure Therapeutics and Eli Lilly, plus recent staff departures from the Food and Drug Administration.

3月20日

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45 分鐘
4月9日

396: A new trick for old science, and biotech VCs' scrambled playbook

Why is old exon science getting new traction? What’s unsettling biotech VCs? And who will be the next CEO of PhRMA? Adam is out, so Elaine and Allison dive into the latest news, including how China and artificial intelligence are straining biotech VC firms, in addition to more M&A. They also discuss how a cancelled Food and Drug Administration meeting led to a biotech’s demise. Plus, there’s new hope for an old theory on treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy. STAT reporter Jason Mast details the clinical testing underway.

4月9日

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32 分鐘
3月12日

392: Epstein's pal attempts a biotech comeback, and Prasad exits the FDA

How was a known friend of Jeffrey Epstein able to raise $100 million, with the help of a prominent biotech VC? And will Vinay Prasad return to the Food and Drug Administration for a "three-peat"? Damian Garde joins Allison, Adam, and Elaine to discuss his article about Boris Nikolic, a well-connected biotech investor with deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein, who has raised a new biotech investment firm. The hosts also talk about Prasad's second exit from the FDA and a congressman's probing of the agency's rare disease drug denials. And they recap Novo Nordisk and Hims' detente and Xenon Pharmaceuticals' promising seizure data.

3月12日

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31 分鐘

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