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The Phase 3 results are the first direct proof-of-concept for an ADC replacing platinum-based chemo in a first-line standard-of-care regimen for non-small cell lung cancer, according to Leerink Partners. The readout also represents the second late-stage win for the Merck and Kelun-Biotech asset, called sac-TMT.
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After a sluggish 2025, biotech IPOs have roared back to life. Fueled by resilient stock performances and improving market sentiment, the total number of public debuts so far this year has already eclipsed 2025’s total.
Biopharma is entering its second-quarter earnings season riding high on a wave of massive deals and venture capital flow, plus a clearing of regulatory and policy overhangs. What can industry watchers expect to hear on the upcoming investor calls?
Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical terminated a deal with Akebia Therapeutics, which ends the U.S. and ex-U.S. vadadustat Collaboration and License Agreements.
Forrester Consulting partnered with Sterling and found that, while the pandemic is the top concern for healthcare employers, overcoming the healthcare talent shortage is a close second.
Heron Therapeutics and Avadel Pharmaceuticals have now joined the ranks of life sciences companies cutting costs including laying off a significant number of employees.
Rather than selling, Novartis could spin Sandoz off into its own separate entity with its own listing on a stock exchange.
Provention Bio announced the FDA extended its review period by three months for the Biologics License Application (BLA) of its diabetes prevention drug, teplizumab to Nov. 17.
Citing an unnamed FDA insider, the regulator is in the process of devising a plan to enable clinical testing on a larger scale.