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The antibody-drug conjugate beat the standard of care in second-line multiple myeloma, the company reported on Thursday, as it seeks to get the cancer drug back on the U.S. market.
The World Health Organization has detected signals of growing HIV resistance to GSK and ViiV Healthcare’s Tivicay, which it says must be minimized as part of the broader global response to antimicrobial resistance.
The FDA and CDC warned Thursday of a small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in older adults after immunization with respiratory syncytial virus vaccines from GSK and Pfizer.
Plus, last week Richard Gonzalez announced his retirement from AbbVie, PhRMA appointed Gilead’s O’Day to chair its board and Joseph Papa became president and CEO of Emergent.
The biopharma industry in Nigeria takes a hit as GSK and Sanofi shut down their commercialization efforts in the country.
The oral antibiotic, which is also in development for uncomplicated urinary tract infections, demonstrated non-inferiority to the most common treatment for gonorrhea.
GSK terminated their collaboration with Vir to research, develop and commercialize the biotech’s monoclonal antibodies for the prevention, treatment, or prophylaxis of the influenza under a 2021 agreement.
The cancer space has been aflutter with notable approvals so far this year, but there are several more candidates with significant data expected over the next four months. BioSpace takes a closer look.
ViiV Healthcare and GSK’s Cabenuva in a Phase III study showed superior efficacy versus daily oral antiretroviral treatment in HIV patients with a history of difficulties in taking daily pills.
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