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AstraZeneca reported Monday that adding Lynparza to Imfinzi improved outcomes in mismatch repair proficient endometrial cancer, more than doubling the median duration of response in patients.
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Nearly 90% of senior leaders who were at the FDA a year ago are no longer with the agency, a BioSpace analysis shows. None remain from the Office of the Commissioner.
Early decisions about manufacturing and supply chains could prove costly as a company reaches the commercial stage.
While the TrumpRx deals only cover Lilly and Novo for now, the agreements are good for any cardiometabolic biotechs waiting in the wings, according to a new 2026 preview report from PitchBook.
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Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., “Astellas”) and Dyno Therapeutics, Inc. (President and CEO: Eric Kelsic, Ph.D., “Dyno”) today announced an option and license agreement was signed on November 23 to develop next-generation adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy directed to skeletal and cardiac muscle using Dyno’s CapsidMap™ platform.
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After covering the Alzheimer’s space through every high and low, BioSpace’s Annalee Armstrong welcomes back Roche for the 2026 Alzheimer’s Renaissance.
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The FDA is set to decide on a Humira biosimilar and hold an Adcomm meeting for an Alzheimer’s agitation treatment. Also on its calendar for April are decision dates for two vaccine hopefuls.
Currently, there are no gene editing–based treatments on the market, but the technology continues its march toward potential FDA approval, with several products in mid- and late-stage trials.
After 12 years on the market, the FDA announced it has withdrawn its previous approval for the only drug on the market to prevent preterm birth, Covis Pharma’s Makena.
Results from two late-stage trials showed the Merck-Eisai combo treatment failed to boost survival in two difficult-to-treat advanced cancers.
At the World Vaccine Congress this week, Novavax presented data suggesting that its protein nanoparticle booster generated immune responses that could protect against severe infection.
Phase IIa data showed AI Therapeutics’ ALS candidate increased expression of a target engagement biomarker and led to a 73% reduction in a toxic protein aggregate.
Farallon Capital Management is waging a proxy battle with Exelixis over R&D spending. The hedge fund issued a letter to the company’s board of directors on Wednesday.
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo to all field offices clarifying the board’s recent ruling in a case regarding severance agreements.
Phase III data for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate showed high levels of protection for older adults and infants.
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi and Lynparza met primary endpoint markers in the Phase III DUO-O trial in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer, according to data released Wednesday.