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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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The FDA is likely to push back the Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date for Travere Therapeutics’ sparsentan by three months..
Verseon has acquired Edammo, an artificial intelligence-focused company, to deepen its own AI-based drug discovery platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Passage Bio and Palisade Bio saw leadership shakeups at the top, while Maze Therapeutics, Cerecin and more appointed new chief medical officers.
Pfizer and BioNTech released early data Thursday morning from a Phase II/III trial assessing an Omicron-specific booster that showed it provided significant protection, confirming early research.
Tiziana Life Sciences plans to submit an Investigational New Drug Application for a Phase I trial studying intranasal formulab, a breakthrough treatment option for Alzheimer’s Disease.
GSK’s RSV vaccine candidate met its primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase III trial, proving to be highly effective against RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease.
One year after BridgeBio won accelerated approval for liver cancer drug Truseltiq (infigratinib), the company is pulling a planned Phase III program due to its partner’s decision to discontinue the drug.
Relmada Therapeutics’ RELIANCE III trial studying REL-1017 as a treatment for Major Depressive Disorder failed to hit the primary endpoint, the company reported Thursday.
Odyssey Therapeutics raised $168 million in a Series B financing round, which will be used to advance its portfolio of immunomodulators and oncology therapies.
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