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PD-(L)1×VEGF bispecifics have emerged as a closely watched new class in immuno-oncology, with multiple candidates advancing through trials in lung cancer. But the potential of these drugs may be highest in cancers where angiogenesis and immune escape are tightly intertwined.
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.
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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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This week, the FDA will release its verdict on Biogen and Ionis’ ALS candidate tofersen and three other investigational medicines for psychiatric disorders, hormonal insufficiency and gut infection.
AbbVie shared more positive results for its migraine prevention drug, Qulipta, just three days after FDA approval to expand its label.
The checkpoint inhibitor is approved for several cancers in China, but after an indefinite FDA delay last summer, BeiGene’s partner Novartis still awaits its first U.S. approval.
Abdera Therapeutics will use the money to fund its ROVEr platform and advance its lead asset ABD-147 for small-cell lung cancer.
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Polivy is approved for front-line DLBCL as part of a combination regimen including Rituxan, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone.
As companies prioritize in-person work, many have begun to do more to incentivize a reluctant workforce to come into the office.
When a person notifies their employer that they have a disability, the company must make a good-faith effort to adjust to enable the employee to continue in their job.
The leaked data show that Carvykti cuts the risk of disease relapse by 74% versus standard chemotherapy regimens.
Lilly investigators said they hoped to differentiate their Phase I candidate from the competitive KRAS space by making it the first to gain approval as a first-line treatment.
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Qulipta’s label expansion makes it the first oral CGRP receptor antagonist approved for episodic and chronic migraine.