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Following an FDA rejection and a previous discontinuation in psoriasis, Eli Lilly’s anti-IL-23 antibody has finally won an approval in ulcerative colitis, joining a crowded inflammatory bowel disease market.
The company’s blockbuster cancer asset Keytruda brought in more than $6.3 billion in the third quarter, a 17% increase from the same period last year, while bolstering its antibody-drug conjugate portfolio.
Santhera Pharmaceuticals and partner Catalyst Pharmaceuticals got the FDA’s greenlight for their Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Agamree, which is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024.
The company on Thursday said it now expects more than $10 billion in new product sales in 2026, despite previously forecasting $10 billion to $13 billion in 2025.
With recent high-profile failures, experts say safety concerns and a lack of diversification are hindering the field—but still hold out hope for an approval.
Attributing losses to exchange rate and pipeline impairment losses, the Japanese biopharma dropped its reported net profit forecast of 142 billion yen ($945.1 million) to 93 billion yen ($618.8 million).
A third-party audit found no integrity and reliability problems with data from BioXcel Therapeutics’ Phase III trial. The company intends to file a supplemental New Drug Application for its candidate BXCL501.
Subcutaneous injections of Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi led to numerically greater amyloid removal than the intravenous version of the Alzheimer’s disease therapy, though risks of brain swelling and bleeding remained.
Following the regulator’s denial of patisiran’s label expansion, Alnylam has published late-stage data for the RNAi therapeutic in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrating its efficacy in ATTR-cardiomyopathy.
With the potential FDA approval of an MDMA-based therapy for PTSD on the horizon, biopharma stakeholders are eyeing psychedelics with fresh anticipation.
High multiplexed patient-centric assays could reduce patient burden
Protocol design optimization and timely engagement of regulators are the crux of optimized, patient-centric clinical trials.
PRESS RELEASES
Source plant is widely regarded as one of the most valuable fragrance raw materials in the world Stage 2 contract follows successful Stage 1 completion in March 2026
Key Regulatory Benchmark Met, Differentiating DMX-101 from Traditional Opioid Analgesics Late-Breaking Results to be Presented at CPDD 2026 Annual Meeting
Live virtual fireside chat — investors, advisors, and life sciences analysts invited to attend Featuring Dermatologist Mary Spellman, M.D., with Phio CEO Robert Bitterman and Force Family Office CEO Steven Saltzstein
· First-in-class oral mechanism triggers natural satiety hormones, addressing key limitations of GLP-1 therapies · Phase I data demonstrate fat mass reduction, preservation of lean mass, 80% responder rate, and no serious adverse events
