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The FDA’s priority review acceptance of BridgeBio’s BBP-418 is another step toward what William Blair previously dubbed a “diversified commercial portfolio.” It also adds to the rapidly building momentum in muscular dystrophy more broadly.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s 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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Following a partial hold on another lead candidate last year, Sanofi is reinvigorating its MS pipeline with a Phase II win for its investigational anti-CD40L antibody frexalimab.
The regulator will provide PepGen with a letter within 30 days explaining why a clinical hold was placed on the company’s Phase 1 study of patients with myotonic dystrophy Type 1.
The company’s oral gut-targeting polymer, GLY-200, demonstrated promising safety and efficacy in patients with Type 2 diabetes, assessing the candidate as an adjunct treatment to diet and exercise.
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Efforts are underway to fast-track approval for costly gene therapies and make them affordable to a wider patient group via reimbursement through Medicare and Medicaid.
Akebia announced it will submit a new NDA targeting CKD patients on dialysis, which will not involve additional trials.
Known as Relyvrio in the U.S., Amylyx’s AMX0035 may face a longer road to approval in Europe as the company reported that CHMP could reject its marketing authorization application.
Marstacimab decreased bleeding rates by 92% in patients with severe hemophilia A and moderately severe to severe hemophilia B without inhibitors.
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Following a series of stumbles in Type 1 diabetes, Lexicon’s dual SGLT inhibitor sotagliflozin finally won the FDA’s approval in heart failure and will be marketed as Inpefa.
DUO-E trial data show AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi, either alone or in combination with Lynparza, boosts progression-free survival in endometrial cancer.
Eli Lilly’s recently registered Phase IIIb SURMOUNT-5 trial will compare its Mounjaro with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in obese or overweight patients with weight-related health conditions.