BioSpace News Archive

Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRSN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancers in areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that Anna Protopapas, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies Virtual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 3, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Detailed results from the Phase III ADAURA trial showed AstraZeneca’s TAGRISSO® (osimertinib) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) in the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (Stage IB, II and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after complete tumor resection with curative intent.

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the first presentation of results from KEYNOTE-177, a Phase 3 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the first-line treatment of patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer.

Liminal BioSciences Inc. (NASDAQ: LMNL) (TSX: LMNL) (“Liminal BioSciences” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company today announced that Kenneth Galbraith, Chief Executive Officer at Liminal BioSciences is scheduled to present a company overview at Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday 4th June at 14:30.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announces that on May 28, the European Commission has released Takeda from the obligation to divest the pipeline compound SHP647 and certain associated rights, a commitment that was provided by Takeda to secure regulatory clearance of its acquisition of Shire plc.

TAUVID™, a radioactive diagnostic agent, has been approved by the FDA for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain to estimate the density and distribution of aggregated tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

Cost waiver extension eliminates out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment, allowing impacted members to focus on their health and recovery

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing today that agency laboratory testing has revealed levels of the nitrosamine impurity N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) above the agency’s acceptable intake limit in several lots of the extended-release (ER) formulation of metformin, a prescription drug used to control high blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNS) (“Marinus” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics to treat rare seizure disorders, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $2.50 per share.

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:IOVA) (“Iovance” or “Company”), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL, and peripheral-blood lymphocyte, PBL), today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 16,935,484 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $31.00 per share