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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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With manufacturing issues persisting, last year’s shortages of medicines, including chemotherapies, weight-loss drugs and antibiotics, will continue into 2024.
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The monoclonal antibody Nipocalimab, which J&J acquired from Momenta Therapeutics, met its primary endpoints in mid-stage and late-stage trials in myasthenia gravis and Sjögren’s disease.
The French vaccine maker on Monday said it sold a priority review voucher, which was awarded by the FDA in November 2023 alongside an approval for its chikungunya vaccine, to an undisclosed buyer.
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Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported more than $9.3 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, beating Wall Street expectations, thanks to demand for its weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro.
The company’s three-drug combination met all primary and key secondary endpoints in two randomized controlled trials in cystic fibrosis patients, paving the way for an application to regulators.
The antibody-drug conjugate, in combination with Takeda’s Velcade and the steroid dexamethasone, reduced the risk of death and disease progression by 59% versus a similar Darzalex-based regimen.
The Swiss pharma’s dealmaking momentum continues in early 2024 with the acquisition of German biotech MorphoSys in an effort to strengthen its oncology portfolio.
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