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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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Aligos Therapeutics, headquartered in South San Francisco, halted the development of ALG-020572, which was being developed in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
In the interim, Daniel Faga will take the helm as president and CEO after Hamza Suria let go of his executive functions.
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Esai, Biogen, Diadem and ProMis all presented their findings on biomarker research at this year’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases.
Teva Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie will pay the state of Rhode Island a combined $28.5 million to settle opioid-related claims against the companies.
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Takeda faces yet another setback by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its parathyroid hormone, natpara.
Merck’s Keytruda has become an approved treatment for yet another indication: unresectable or metastatic advanced endometrial carcinoma. Know more about it here.
Affini-T Therapeutics, a spin-out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, raised $175 million in initial financing. The company is focused on using T cells against mutations that drive cancer.
Study after study shows the disease comes with an increased risk of a number of health problems, including diabetes. One of the best ways to avoid those risks is to get vaccinated.
Who is to thank for the COVID vaccine? Many major biopharma companies are asking that question after a series of lawsuits over patent rights to the vaccine and its associated technology.
Less than two months after joining the executive committee of the Voyager Therapeutics Board of Directors, Alfred W. Sandrock Jr. has been named CEO of the company.