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Sales of Johnson & Johnson’s oncology drugs jumped nearly 19% in the third quarter, driven by cancer treatment Darzalex which brought in more than $3 billion.
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At one point in merger negotiations with Novartis, Avidity CEO Sarah Boyce and her team walked, cutting off access to a data room and moving on to a capital raise.
Previous mega blockbusters took years to reach their peak sales. Lilly’s tirzepatide franchise is on course to exceed them just a few years in.
Experts suggest the FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technologies designation could be a lifeline for improving production processes for approved cell and gene therapies.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx Target Test as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to aid in selection of patients with RET -fusion positive locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Policy changes by health insurance companies will likely determine which Humira biosimilars rise to the top.
Boehringer Ingelheim is paying $35 million in upfront and near-term fees to work with Ochre Bio to identify and validate regenerative targets for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and other chronic liver diseases.
Ipsen is looking to deepen its expertise in movement disorders in a research collaboration with Skyhawk Therapeutics to develop small molecule drugs for RNA targets in neurological diseases.
Following an investigation regarding antitrust practices against Pharmacosmos’ Monofer, CSL Vifor has proposed a sweeping multi-channel communication campaign designed to reverse allegedly misleading messages about its rival.
As AbbVie and NeuroDerm race toward potential U.S. approvals later this year, the companies presented strong data at last week’s American Academy of Neurology 2024 annual meeting for their respective continuous subcutaneous levodopa infusions.
Phase II data indicate Larimar Therapeutics’ injectable therapy nomlabofusp could go head-to-head in the market with Biogen’s Skyclarys.
Ahead of launching its Humira biosimilar Simlandi, Alvotech and Teva on Friday announced they have signed a long-term agreement with an undisclosed strategic partner to help boost patient access to the drug.
French healthcare and pharma company Sanofi will terminate an undisclosed number of positions in its U.S. vaccines commercial unit in an effort to streamline the strategic sales structure.
Roche’s subsidiary Genentech has successfully expanded the label of Alecensa to include the adjuvant treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive, early-stage non-small cell lung cancer following resection.
Following a months-long safety review, the regulator on Thursday said it is now requiring updated black box warnings for all commercially available CAR-T therapies to reflect the risk of secondary malignancies.