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As antibody-drug conjugates advance and move into earlier lines of treatment, drug developers have to build gentler therapies that don’t just extend survival but improve it.
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Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for the withdrawal of the rare disease treatment that accounted for just 1% of Amgen’s 2025 revenue. Nevertheless, Amgen continues to defend the medicine, which was acquired in the $3.7 billion buyout of ChemoCentryx.
Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
Saol Therapeutics is the latest biotech to resubmit for approval of a drug rejected under former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, following REGENXBIO and Replimune.
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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The FDA has issued special designations that could improve the lives of millions with recurrent glioblastoma or hemophilia diagnoses.
Pfizer intends to sell off its stake when the de-merger occurs and seek the most profitable sale of its share of Haleon to maximize value for company stockholders.
Axsome Therapeutics published results of its Phase III trial of AXS-05 that demonstrated rapid, substantial and statistically significant improvement in depressive symptoms.
The report suggests that AbbVie’s sales will be approximately $65.7 billion within the next six years, with Roche right behind at $65 billion.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has announced late-breaking data showing deucravacitinib significant efficacy at the primary endpoint for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Sage Therapeutics and partner Biogen shared news that their phase III Skylark study has yielded promising results for women suffering from severe postpartum depression (PPD).
With a swirl of rumors around the changes in ownership in the pharma industry, this invariably triggers reviews of business strategies. Because of this, wider skillsets from related sectors are needed.
Although Bruce Goldsmith will no longer serve on the executive team, he will remain with Passage Bio for a short period as a strategic advisor to the interim CEO.
The AbbVie Immunology Scholarship provides financial support to students living with chronic, immune-mediated diseases who are pursuing higher education in the United States.
The U.S. FDA has requested some additional data from BioMarin Pharmaceuticals for the BLA it filed for the hemophilia A therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec.