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After five years of follow-up, AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso reduces the risk of death by 51% as compared with placebo in EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients, according to Phase III ADAURA trial results.

Servier Pharmaceuticals’ Vorasidenib, acquired from Agios in a $1.8 billion deal, slowed the growth of a certain type of low-grade glioma by 61% in a Phase III trial.

Combined with chemotherapy, Keytruda in KEYSTONE-671 significantly improved EFS and reduced the risk of disease recurrence, progression or death by 42%, beating Imfinzi’s EFS in the AEGEAN trial.

Follow news from the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023 annual meeting—BioSpace will be tracking key updates here throughout the conference.

The Swiss pharma’s CDK4/6 inhibitor reduced risk for recurrence by 25% when added to the standard-of-care endocrine therapy, inviting comparisons to Lilly’s Verzenio.

The company’s Humira biosimilar Yusimry will launch in July with a $995 list price. Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy will sell it at a list price of $569.27 plus fees.

The company’s aztreonam-avibactam matched the cure rate of a meropenem-based regimen in patients with drug-resistant infections.

The recent approval of Biogen’s Qalsody in SOD1–ALS highlighted the potential of ASOs in CNS diseases, while recent failures make it clear there is still work to be done.

ADCs from BioNTech, Daiichi Sankyo and Merck are the subject of high-profile abstracts featured at the oncology meeting, along with Merck’s late-breaking Phase III non-small cell lung cancer data.

Drugs that act on the CFTR protein only work in patients who produce the protein in the first place. That leaves 6% of patients hanging.

• Appointment strengthens medical, regulatory, and commercial leadership as Company prepares to complete early market access regulatory filings in the U.S., U.K, Europe and Australia in anticipation of OST-HER2 approval decisions expected by year-end 2026 • Upcoming FDA Pre-BLA meeting will focus on the use of recent seroconversion biomarker data as a key surrogate clinical efficacy endpoint to support a BLA for OST-HER2 under the Accelerated Approval Program • Commercialization and reimbursement preparations well underway for the U.S., U.K., and Europe in parallel with ongoing partnership discussions

• Quarterly revenue up 8% year over year; Annual revenue guidance range remains at $42-$48 million • CDMO fragrance and Saffron projects reach successful milestones; First quarter CDMO revenue grew 135% YoY • VINIA brand customer base grows to 90,000 active users as of the end of April • Two-lens framework enacted in Q1 to optimize performance across CDMO and D2C businesses

Business development appointment is aligned with securing long-term customers for development and manufacturing partnerships

Another major milestone in its continuous global IP strategy, advancing protection of VIVI Cap Smart across international markets Highlights Granted Patent covers the design of VIVI Cap Smart™ across major international, growing market Strengthens the Company’s intellectual property position in one of the world’s largest healthcare and consumer markets Supports commercialization strategy and strategic discussions with appliance manufacturers Design term extends through May 16, 2039 Company enters into financing arrangement to support inventory build for growing portfolio