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NSCLC Momentum Goes To Merck And Roche, Bodes Well For Combinations

 
• By Joseph Haas

New cancer immunotherapies are doing well in lung cancer, with Merck's Keytruda picking up share in the first-line setting and Roche's Tecentriq in second-line. Bristol-Myers Squibb is banking on combo therapy to restore its momentum.

Malignant effusion: Pleural fluid cytology of lung (pulmonary) adenocarcinoma, a type of non small cell carcinoma.

It’s been a turbulent few months for immuno-oncology and there’s been a lot of speculation about what that will mean in terms of sales and market share. Coming out of the fourth quarter earnings calls, there have been early signs of change and a lot of posturing about the impact of combination approvals expected later this year.

Taking stock, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Opdivo (nivolumab) is holding on, but Merck & Co. Inc.'s monotherapy approval for...

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Dispatch Uses ‘Flare’ To Send CAR-Ts To Solid Tumors

 
• By Alaric DeArment

With $216m in initial funding, the newly launched company is aiming to develop a cell therapy-based universal immuno-oncology option for solid tumor indications.

Chinese Biotechs Sweep ADC Plus PD-(L)1/VEGF Bispecific Combos Into Phase II

 
• By Dexter Jie Yan

Chinese firms Junshi, Minghui and RemeGen rank among the world’s few players progressing antibody-drug conjugates combined with PD-(L)1/VEGF bispecific antibodies in Phase II trials for various cancers.

Sino Biopharm Scoops LaNova In Chinese Pharma’s Biggest Biotech Buyout So Far

 
• By Dexter Jie Yan

Sino Biopharm will pay almost $1bn to acquire what target LaNova’s CEO described as an “exploding” pipeline, which includes six clinical-stage candidates in the oncology area.

Glenmark Chief On IGI’s Landmark Trispecific Deal: Strong Data Excited AbbVie

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Glenmark’s managing director talks about IGI’s billion dollar-plus deal with AbbVie, ISB-2001’s striking data, the BEAT platform, other "exciting" pipeline assets and the "blood, sweat and tears" to get to this stage.

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After Gilead Deal, Hookipa Hangs Up Its Hat

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The Austrian firm is delisting from the NASDAQ and closing down.

Genentech Gets Columvi Complete Response Following ODAC’s No

 
• By Joseph Haas

Seeking to move Columvi into second-line DLBCL, Genentech got an FDA letter saying the Phase III STARGLO study’s benefits may have been driven by results in Asian enrollees.

BMS’s Reblozyl Misses Primary Endpoint In Myelofibrosis Anemia

 
• By Alaric DeArment

The drugmaker announced topline results from the Phase III INDEPENDENCE trial, which did meet key secondary endpoints.