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Capricor’s DMD therapy still alive, Merck/Moderna’s cancer vax shines, FDA’s future revealed
23 minutes Posted Aug 26, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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FDA extends its review of Capricor Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy cell therapy as an unhappy shareholder advocates for change; Merck and Moderna tout positive data for their mRNA-based cancer vaccine; Trump nominates White House aide Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner; and the oral obesity market heats up with rivals Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk going head-to-head.