-- ジョンソン・エンド・ジョンソン（JNJ）は水曜日、新たな第3相臨床試験データにより、イマアビーが全身性重症筋無力症患者において2年以上にわたり持続的な疾患コントロール効果を示すことが明らかになったと発表した。 同社によると、第3相試験およびその非盲検延長試験では、120週間にわたり症状とQOLの持続的な改善が認められ、疾患原因抗体の持続的な減少も確認された。多くの患者で症状の発現が最小限に抑えられ、その状態が維持されたという。 また、ジョンソン・エンド・ジョンソンは、全身性重症筋無力症患者を対象としたイマアビーと他のFcRn阻害薬との直接比較試験であるEPIC試験の被験者募集を開始したことも明らかにした。
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Koei Tecmo's (TYO:3635) profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 14% to 42.8 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025 from 37.6 billion yen a year earlier.The amusement and video game company's earnings per share increased to 131.67 yen from 113.65 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Monday.Net sales climbed 6.3% to 88.4 billion yen for the full year ended March 31 from 83.2 billion yen in the prior year.In a separate disclosure, Koei Tecmo raised its final dividend to 66 yen per share, from 43 yen forecasted earlier, payable from June 19.For the fiscal year 2026, the company expects attributable profit of 31 billion yen, basic EPS of 95.38 yen, and net sales of 90 billion yen.Koei Tecmo plans to pay a year-end dividend of 48 yen per share for the year, which is lower than the amount paid the previous year.
The US dollar (USD) is softer (BBDXY -0.25%) with the Canadian dollar (CAD or loonie) firmer (CAD per USD -0.44%) early Monday, said Bank of Montreal (BMO).The Bank of Canada will release its policy statement on Wednesday, together with the new Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The BoC is expected to keep rates unchanged, noted the bank.The BoC will also release its latest MPR with updated estimates for potential growth -- in the low-1% range -- and the neutral rate, seen in the 2.25%-to-3.25% range, stated BMO.Also on this week's Canadian docket there is Tuesday's Spring Economic Update from the Canadian government, which will refresh the estimates published in the November FY26/27 budget. There seems to be some fiscal upside compared with the budget's original $65.4 billion deficit, pointed out the bank.On Thursday, BMO expects real gross domestic product growth to accelerate another tenth to 0.2% month over month in February, in line with Statistics Canada's flash estimate. The March flash estimate will be one to watch as it will capture the initial reaction to the outbreak of the Iran war.