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In the Phase III SERENA-6 trial, camizestrant—in combination with CDK-inhibitors—beat out current standard-of-care treatments in terms of progression-free survival, according to AstraZeneca.
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At one point in merger negotiations with Novartis, Avidity CEO Sarah Boyce and her team walked, cutting off access to a data room and moving on to a capital raise.
Previous mega blockbusters took years to reach their peak sales. Lilly’s tirzepatide franchise is on course to exceed them just a few years in.
Experts suggest the FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technologies designation could be a lifeline for improving production processes for approved cell and gene therapies.
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced positive results from several COVID-19 clinical and real-world evidence studies being presented at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.
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At 52 weeks of follow-up, more patients on Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody Omvoh demonstrated histologic response, suggesting better long-term outcomes than Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster therapy Stelara.
With positive results for patients with the chronic skin condition, Jasper Therapeutics’ briquilimab is looking to take on Novartis and Genentech’s Xolair as well as Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent.
Cycle’s second unsuccessful takeover bid comes on the heels of the FDA denying approval for Vanda’s tradipitant, which was being proposed for the treatment of gastroparesis.
BioSpace spoke to talent acquisition leaders about how they think artificial intelligence will shape the future of their function.
Analysts expect the partners’ first-mover advantage, clinical data and existing presence in lung disease to translate into significant sales, with GlobalData predicting Dupixent’s COPD revenues will top $6.5 billion within 10 years.
Evonik’s latest layoffs are tied to discontinuing production of keto acids in Hanau, Germany, by the end of next year. Earlier this year, news broke the company is also cutting up to 2,000 employees globally by 2026.
Under the deal, the Danish pharma will gain access to Longboard’s 5-HT2C receptor superagonist that is currently in late-stage development for seizures in various developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, including Dravet syndrome.
European CDMO Ardena will buy Catalent’s oral solids manufacturing facility in Somerset, N.J.
While the regulator conducts another review into the supply of Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, compounders will be able to continue selling their own remixed versions of the blockbuster drug.
The approval makes Pfizer’s Hympavzi the first once-weekly subcutaneous prophylactic injection for hemophilia B in the U.S., according to the company, which is currently embroiled in a row with activist investor Starboard Value.