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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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Novavax released its second quarter financial results, showing a dramatic adjustment in its sales outlook, while BioNTech prepares to launch two variant-adopted bivalent shots.
Job descriptions are the candidate’s first impression of a company. And if that introduction includes exclusionary language, they’re less likely to apply even if they are the perfect fit for the job.
The week started off with a clinical bang for Verona Pharma, Kodiak, AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo with wins in COPD, lung cancer and macular edema respectively.
Mersana unveiled a global collaboration with GSK, which gives GSK the exclusive option to co-develop and commercialize Mersana’s antibody-drug conjugate XMT-2056.
Industry executives often lament the fact that clinical trials take a long time to complete and often fail. BioSpace spoke with Tufts’ Ken Getz about possible reasons and solutions.
A recent report predicts multiple acquisitions are set to be announced in the second half of the year, particularly by companies that have strong revenue streams from COVID-19 products.
Karuna Therapeutics released results from the Phase III EMERGENT-2 trial showing that KarXT, its lead candidate, can strongly reduce symptom severity in schizophrenia patients.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which is expected to have wide-ranging implications for the pharmaceutical industry, will still need to go to the House of Representatives.
Results from two Amgen studies on Lumakras for lung cancer showed its ability to slow disease progression, although combining it with immunotherapy increased the risk for TRAEs.
Pfizer announced Monday that it is acquiring the hematology-focused company for $5.4 billion in order to bolster its presence in the multi-billion dollar rare disease market.