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Two Phase III trials of Genentech (Roche)'s Vabysmo hit the primary endpoint in macular edema caused by branch and central retinal vein occlusion, showing non-inferiority to Regeneron’s Eylea.
Roche and Austria-based Hookipa Pharma tied up a licensing and research and development collaboration valued at more than $950 million focused on KRAS-mutated cancers.
As part of its third-quarter report, Roche announced it has cut two Phase II programs, one for hepatitis B and the other for geographic atrophy, a form of eye disease.
NSCLC At ESMO: Pollution does indeed cause lung cancer; Tecentriq shows promise in poor prognosis patients, Amgen makes progress in KRAS G12-mutated disease and an update on a Daiichi Sankyo ADC.
Genentech has partnered with Jemincare to develop and commercialize an asset that may provide new treatment options for people with advanced-stage prostate cancer.
The FDA has accepted the sNDA for AstraZeneca and Merck’s Lynparza and the sBLA for Genentech (Roche)'s for Polivy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Roche Wins Approval for Flu Drug in Young Children, Pfizer Touts Positive Results for Infant Vaccine
Roche and Pfizer shared positive news from their respective forays into a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and a treatment for influenza in small children.
The real positive drivers were Eylea and Dupixent. Eylea climbed 14% to $1.62 billion, while Dupixent sales jumped almost 40% to $2.09 billion for the second quarter.
Roche signed a big $6 billion-plus collaboration deal with Poseida on blood cancers while its partner, AC Immune, parsed failed data on an Alzheimer’s drug to suggest a positive spin.
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