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Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca are all ramping up the use of AI, but drug discovery is not the primary success story—yet.
Analysts, investors and scientists are eager for Biogen’s 2026 BIIB080 readout. Even if successful, executives warn that there are many more steps before the Alzheimer’s therapy could reach the market.
With a clutch of key data and planned regulatory applications this year from Avidity Biosciences, REGENXBIO and Capricor Therapeutics, CureDuchenne CSO Michael Kelly sees “momentum” in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy pipeline, as Sarepta’s Elevidys leaves the door open.
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Wegovy’s highest dose significantly improved physical function and quality of life in obese patients with heart failure, according to results published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Data suggests divarasib could be more potent than already approved KRAS inhibitors from Amgen and Mirati, but the study’s authors caution against cross-trial comparisons.
Spurred by an “inadvertent” disclosure, Roche’s Genentech on Wednesday released interim and immature overall survival findings for its anti-TIGIT antibody tiragolumab in non-small cell lung cancer.
The RET kinase inhibitor showed “statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements” in progression-free survival compared to Exelixis’ Cabometyx and Sanofi’s Caprelsa.
The biotech’s experimental vaccine has shown a neutralizing response to XBB sublineages of COVID-19, which currently dominate new cases in the U.S. and Europe.
The biopharma’s acute myeloid leukemia hopeful is on partial clinical hold, affecting two Phase III AML studies, Gilead announced Monday. The CD47 candidate also spent four months on hold in 2022.
The companies will evaluate Moderna’s investigational Claudin18.2 mRNA cancer vaccine in combination with CARsgen’s Claudin18.2 CAR T cell candidate.
After sustaining two Phase III fails, Roche and Exelixis finally reported a late-stage win for their combination regimen of Tecentriq and Cabometyx in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Boehringer Ingelheim will launch three Phase III studies for its obesity drug candidate; third time is a charm for Ipsen as it gets FDA approval; and Pfizer takes multiple myeloma battle to J&J.
The company is continuing its renal cell carcinoma push for its oral HIF-2α inhibitor Welireg with promising Phase III data showing significant progression-free survival improvements in patients.