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Mirum's Brelovitug Wins Phase 3 on Two Schedules & Kodiak's Zenkuda: 54% Reach Six-Month Dosing

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 15 min Hosts: Alex Mercer & Maya Patel
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Mirum's brelovitug met Phase 3 AZURE-1's virus-plus-ALT endpoint on weekly and every-four-week dosing in chronic hepatitis delta; durable liver outcomes were not shown. Kodiak's Zenkuda and tabirafusp were noninferior to aflibercept 2 mg on vision in wet AMD, and 54% of Zenkuda patients reached a 24-week interval; neither was compared with newer alternatives. 4DMT started Phase 3 testing of 4D-150 in diabetic macular edema, while Roche will return emugrobart rights to Chugai after an obesity trial's interim efficacy stop. Also: Egetis won FDA approval for Emcitate (tiratricol) for peripheral thyrotoxicosis in MCT8 deficiency, Adicet reported early prula-cel lupus data, Merck licensed preclinical SPR2015, and BARDA backed SCYNEXIS's SCY-247.Alex Mercer and Maya Patel host. Get the daily rundown in your inbox — subscribe at https://thepharmacloseout.com.

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