Sanofi (France)

NEWS
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for February 23, 2021.
On Monday, the companies announced their checkpoint inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) won Food and Drug Administration approval for lung cancer.
The retooled COVID-19 vaccine promised by GlaxoSmithKline and vaccine giant Sanofi is entering Phase IIb testing, with new antigen dosages it hopes will boost the lackluster immune response seen in adults 50 and over during its last Phase I/II trial.
The companies have announced their intent to appeal the decision.
Please check out the biopharma industry coronavirus (COVID-19) stories that are trending for February 16, 2021.
A long-running court battle over PCSK9 antibodies between Amgen and Sanofi and Regeneron has come to an end, for now at least.
FDA
The U.S. FDA has approved Regeneron and Sanofi’s PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo® for the treatment of patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma with a history of treatment with a hedgehog pathway inhibitor or in patients with advanced BCC who are considered ineligible for an HHI.
Over the course of 2020, Sanofi saw significant growth in its specialty care sales primarily driven by its blue-chip asset, Dupixent, as well as an increase in vaccine sales that were driven by demand for differentiated influenza vaccines, the company announced in its year-end financial report.
It was a busy week for clinical trial updates. Here’s a look.
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