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Treatment with the TROP2 ADC sac-TMT led to a 70% objective response rate and progression-free survival was “significantly improved” as compared to placebo—the second positive readout for the asset this week.
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While the pathogen appears unlikely to trigger a pandemic, analysts see potential for Moderna to build goodwill amid a period of political pressure on vaccine manufacturers.
Clinical trial setbacks have limited the near-term opportunities for some of Daiichi Sankyo’s ADCs but the drug developer is betting near-term readouts will catapult it into the top tier of oncology companies in the coming years.
BioSpace analyzed the pay ratio across 10 major pharmaceutical companies to determine which CEOs were paid the most relative to typical employees. J&J, Eli Lilly and Pfizer once again topped the list.
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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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Pfizer and its partner, Valneva, have announced positive Phase II data from its trial of vaccine candidate VLA15 in a pediatric population. VLA15 is intended to prevent Lyme Disease (LD).
The first quarter hasn’t been kind to international biopharmaceutical firms. BioSpace takes a look at the fates of Saniona and Black Diamond below.
Triebel holds the distinction of having discovered LAG-3 in 1990. Today, the company he founded is leveraging the handy molecule against cancer and autoimmune disease.
The FDA has now approved the first treatment for COVID-19 in young children, expanding its approval for Gilead’s Veklury to children who are at least 28 days old and weigh at least three kilograms.
The DSMB for Ocugen’s Phase I/II trial of OCU400, a gene therapy in development for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), recommended the study proceed with enrolling more patients.
Shares of Axsome Therapeutics have fallen more than 20% in trading this morning after the company announced the FDA is unlikely to approve its acute migraine treatment AXS-07 due to unresolved quality control issues.
Final analysis of the Himalaya trial demonstrated safety as well as a statistically relevant 22% improvement of overall survival (OS) without exposing the patient to an increase in liver toxicity.
Eliem Therapeutics could be in trouble following the announcement that its drug candidate ETX-810, intended to treat diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, did not meet its primary endpoint.
Noubar Afeyan, founder of Flagship Pioneering and Moderna, spoke at an event hosted by the Institute of Global Health Innovation.
With COVID-19 still very much a threat to the public, researchers are working on developing new treatments. Read on for more updates.