Ep. 292 - Myasthenia Gravis Spotlight & AACR Preview

BioCentury This Week

BioCentury This Week
Ep. 292 - Myasthenia Gravis Spotlight & AACR Preview
Apr 25, 2025 Season 6 Episode 292
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Biopharma companies are vying to dethrone Vyvgart as a leading therapy for myasthenia gravis, with the latest data for therapies treating the rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease coming at this month’s American Academy of Neurology. On a special episode of the BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors discuss the landscape for MG therapies, including anti-BLyS and APRIL therapy telitacicept from Remegen. Joining BioCentury’s editors are Qing Zuraw, chief development officer of podcast sponsor RemeGen, and Amit Sachdev, PI on global trials of the biotech’s therapy.
BioCentury’s editors also preview the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, where degraders and bispecifics are defining translational trends at this year’s event.This episode of BioCentury This Week podcast was sponsored by RemeGen.

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#biotech #biopharma #pharma #lifescience #AAN #AACR

00:01 - Sponsor Message: RemeGen Co.
01:02 - Myasthenia Gravis at AAN
08:31 - PI Amit Sachdev
13:55 - Insights from RemeGen's Qing Zuraw
18:03 - AACR: Targets and Trends

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