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Eli Lilly continues to spend its GLP-1 landfall with four new deals in the past week, including three in the vaccine space; the obesity leader also touted surgery-like results for its next-gen weight loss drug; Moderna’s stock climbs on the hantavirus “fear trade”; and in oncology, all eyes are on Revolution at ASCO this week.
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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.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
Analysts homed in on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy type 1 assets during first quarter earnings as major players like REGENXBIO and Novartis as well as Dyne, Wave, Solid and Sarepta near the regulatory finish line.
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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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Editas announced the sale of its iPSC-derived iNK programs to Shoreline Biosciences. Shoreline also licensed Editas’ SLEEK technology.
Johnson & Johnson discontinued the Phase III trial of an investigational HIV vaccine regimen Wednesday after an independent review showed it was ineffective at preventing disease.
The neurodegenerative drug development space saw incremental victories in 2022. Leaders from Eisai, Voyager and QurAlis discuss upcoming milestones.
Breast cancer came in as the most studied disease in 2022, according to the patient data analytics firm Phesi.
The FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that could change the landscape for employer-employee relationships nationwide, specifically in the biopharma industry.
Horizon Therapeutics’ dazodalibep met the primary endpoint in a second straight Phase II trial for Sjögren’s syndrome.
The FDA granted Moderna’s RSV vaccine candidate Breakthrough Therapy Designation Monday.
A pre-specified interim analysis of Junshi Biosciences’ Phase III Neotorch trial showed its anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, toripalimab, met its primary endpoint in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Servier and Taiho Oncology announced Tuesday that Lonsurf in combination with bevacizumab improved overall survival rates in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.