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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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Friday, Iveric Bio scored a regulatory win for its geographic atrophy eye injection Izervay, just three months after the New Jersey biotech was bought by Astellas Pharma for $5.9 billion.
The Phase III STAND trial found no significant therapeutic benefit to Novartis’ Adakveo, pushing the European Commission to revoke its conditional authorization of the SCD treatment.
A transformational moment in the treatment of depression, GSK takes first shot in a vaccine patent war with Pfizer, a Louisiana woman sues Novo Nordisk and Lilly, and companies face a steep COVID-19 cliff.
Partners Biogen and Sage Therapeutics had sought approval for the therapy in both postpartum depression and major depressive disorder, but the FDA rejected the application for the latter.
Thursday, Gilead Sciences reported lower second-quarter profit due to a drop in sales of the company’s Veklury antiviral and a $525 million legal settlement, while slightly raising its sales outlook for the year.
The market opportunity for pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs stretches well beyond the 500–1,000 Americans diagnosed with the disease each year—and biopharma is taking note.
For the second time, the regulator has blocked Mesoblast’s attempt to have remestemcel-L approved for pediatric steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease, citing the need for adult data.
Following the FDA’s approval last month, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel has recommended AstraZeneca’s and Sanofi’s Beyfortus for immunizing infants and high-risk young children.
The company reported mid-stage and late-stage trial victories, one in small-cell lung cancer and another in colorectal cancer, as part of its second-quarter earnings on Thursday. No specific data was provided.
A Louisiana woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro did not have warnings about the risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.