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Under the deal announced Monday with the California biotech, German pharma Boehringer Ingelheim is gaining access to novel immune checkpoint inhibitors designed to activate the immune system to fight cancer cells.
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Friday’s European Commission approval is a boost to AbbVie as the company looks to lean on its immunology assets, including Skyrizi, to soften the blow of Humira’s loss of exclusivity.
Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday reported strong second-quarter results, led by the blood thinner Eliquis and cancer therapy Opdivo, as it looks to cut $1.5 billion in costs by 2025.
The company’s FcRn inhibitor Vyvgart grew 17% quarter-over-quarter, reigniting confidence it will hit its ambitious goals despite a string of clinical setbacks in recent months.
While Humira sales were impacted by cheaper biosimilars, AbbVie reported in its second-quarter earnings results Thursday that revenues jumped nearly 45% for Skyrizi and almost 56% for Rinvoq year over year, respectively.
The three companies raised their respective full-year earnings forecasts on Thursday, buoyed by robust sales in the second quarter and their continued dominant market positions.
Novartis continues its dealmaking spree with a bet on Dren Bio’s Targeted Myeloid Engager and Phagocytosis platform to develop bispecific antibodies in oncology.