Phase III

Bristol Myers Squibb’s PD-1 inhibitor was unable to outperform the placebo arm in improving disease-free survival in renal cell carcinoma patients at high risk of relapse after surgery.
The blockbuster immunotherapy secured separate late-stage victories as an adjuvant-setting treatment in renal cell carcinoma and muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.
Despite myriad stumbling blocks over the past two years, experts still see the potential of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors to quiet progressive multiple sclerosis.
In the CONTACT-02 pivotal trial, the combination of Exelixis’ Cabometyx and Roche’s Tecentriq reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
The company said it’s preparing to file a New Drug Application with the FDA on the strength of late-stage study data for its investigational RNA-targeted donidalorsen in patients with hereditary angioedema.
Amid a hot antibody-drug conjugate market in oncology, Gilead Sciences announced Monday that its ADC Trodelvy did not reach a primary endpoint in a non-small cell lung cancer trial.
The immunotherapy combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 79% versus chemotherapy in certain metastatic colorectal cancer patients, according to Bristol Myers Squibb.
From ALS to depression to Huntington’s disease, many neuroscience-focused companies are anticipating key data over the next few months.
The Swiss pharma’s Phase III trial of ligelizumab in patients with peanut allergies has been terminated, according to a ClinicalTrials.gov update on Tuesday.
When combined with Tecentriq and chemotherapy, tiroagolumab increased median survival to 15.7 months compared to 11.1 months for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma on chemo alone.
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