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The FDA will convene its vaccines advisory panel to discuss seasonal COVID-19 vaccines—a surprise move after Health Secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. overhauled a separate vaccine committee.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Ipsen said that Onivyde did not show greater benefit than topotecan used in patients with SCLC who have progressed on or after platinum-based first-line therapy treatment.
Gilead’s total revenue for Q2 increased 1% to $6.3 billion compared to Q2 in 2021. Overall, the company exceeded both its own expectations and the predictions of market analysts for the second quarter.
Whistleblowers Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz discussed their experiences at Theranos during the recent 2022 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.
AbbVie and Sosei add neurological targets in new deal, TransCode and MD Anderson partner on RNA cancer therapies and Xenetic and VolitionRx unite to develop NETs-targeted therapies against cancer.
The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Beam Therapeutics’ leukemia/lymphoma therapy and has lifted the hold on Celyad’s CAR-T candidate for colorectal cancer.
The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is running from July 31-August 4 at the San Diego Convention Center and online. Here are some of the highlights presented so far.
According to two recent studies, 10 to 30% of people with COVID-19 reported at least one persistent symptom up to six months after infection, which qualifies as Long COVID.
The exact implications of the paxalisib disappointment are still unclear, though it is highly likely that the candidate will be dropped from the GBM AGILE umbrella trial.
IDRx aims to create highly selective and aligned drug combinations to stop key tumor escape mechanisms that will support prolonged and durable responses to therapy.
The FDA granted Priority Review for omidubicel with a target action date of January 30, 2023. Omidubicel is a first-in-class, advanced NAM (nicotinamide)-enabled stem cell therapy.