ImmunityBio Will Aim Anktiva At Large Share Of Bladder Cancer Market

Execs Richard Adcock and Patrick Soon-Shiong told Scrip the company sees an addressable US population of about 20,000 and is aiming for ease of physician adoption.

• Source: Shutterstock

ImmunityBio Inc. plans to target a large chunk of the bladder cancer population with its newly approved immuno-oncology drug Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) after receiving the US Food and Drug Administration’s green light for certain patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

The FDA approved Anktiva on 22 April in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with carcinoma...

More from New Products

More from Scrip

Bristol’s Q2 Earnings Homerun Overshadowed By Clinical Trial Review Curveball

 
• By 

Second quarter revenue and EPS beat consensus and BMS raised its 2025 revenue guidance, but after multiple recent Phase III failures, executives said the company is reviewing studies with near-term readouts.

AbbVie Raises Full-Year Sales Guidance On Skyrizi/Rinvoq Strength

 
• By 

AbbVie now expects the two Humira successors to bring in $25bn this year. On its Q2 earnings call, the firm also pointed to strength in neuroscience, with 24% growth.

Biogen Edges Closer To Growth On Strong Q2

 

Sales of Leqembi, Zurzuvae and Skyclarys contributed to Biogen’s sales and earnings guidance raise, positioning the company closer to potential growth.