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A month after reporting that its RAS inhibitor daraxonrasib doubled survival in advanced pancreatic cancer, Truist said Revolution Medicines “is evolving into a major revenue-generating oncology company,” and projects an approval in second-line disease by the end of the third quarter.
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Last month, Revolution Medicines’ RAS inhibitor doubled survival in a Phase 3 pancreatic cancer trial. On the biotech’s heels are Immuneering, Actuate Therapeutics, Erasca and more, looking to improve on that result with increased tolerability—and more time for patients.
The recent approval of Regeneron’s Otarmeni underscores the maturation of gene therapies across a range of diseases. Here, BioSpace reviews genetic medicines in development for the central nervous system, retinal, cardiac and neuromuscular diseases.
The FDA has introduced models intended to accelerate rare disease drug development, but recent reversals of guidance from the agency speak to a lack of clarity in its implementation. AI can help focus this process.
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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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Despite missing the initial mark, new analysis of Clene’s gold nanocrystal therapy from the HEALEY ALS trial indicates the asset still shows promise.
AstraZeneca reported positive data from both the Phase III ADAURA trial studying Tagrisso (osimertinib) and the Phase III AEGEAN studying Imfinzi (durvalumab) in NSCLC patients.
Data released Wednesday from the Phase III A4 study showed solanezumab fell short of its primary endpoint, failing to slow cognitive decline in patients with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease.
Can ChatGPT help you find a new job in an industry as complex as the life sciences? BioSpace’s career editor decided to put it to the test - here’s what she discovered.
As life sciences companies feel the burn of the current economy, one Bay Area biotech, CODA Biotherapeutics, quietly shut its doors.
An independent panel of advisers voted to approve Genentech’s Polivy after internal FDA staff raised concerns regarding the efficacy and risk-benefit profile as a first-line treatment for large B-cell lymphoma.
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Three years after the FDA rejected its initial biologic license application, Mesoblast announced its resubmission for Ryoncil. Now, the treatment is getting a second chance.
Women are often at the forefront of innovation, making up nearly half of the life sciences industry despite a shrinking but persistent wage gap. Inceptor Bio is at the forefront of closing inequality.
If biopharma-focused co-working spaces continue to catch on, they could expand job opportunities for those outside of the typical hot spots.
BioMarin announced Tuesday that the FDA has accepted its supplemental New Drug Application to expand Voxzogo for children younger than five years with achondroplasia.