Alaric has been covering the biopharma industry and health care for more than 14 years. His areas of focus include clinical trials, drug development in hematology-oncology, cell and gene therapy and the industry's growing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously lived in China for three years.

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With Plethora Of New Myeloma Treatments, MMRF Study Aims To Better Guide Use

The MMRF aims to incorporate a variety of new bispecific antibodies, cell therapies, checkpoint inhibitors and novel small molecules into the Horizon study.

Gilead Expands ADC Presence With Tubulis Licensing Deal

Deal Snapshot: Gilead will pay $20m up front to the German biotech to develop an antibody-drug conjugate with a topoisomerase-1 payload meant to address durability and safety challenges.

Outlook Holds Out Hope For Wet AMD Approval Despite Phase III Topline Miss

The company said the NORSE EIGHT trial of ONS-5010 did not meet the primary endpoint of showing noninferiority to ranibizumab, but it still plans to file for US FDA approval.

Outlook Holds Out Hope For Wet AMD Approval Despite Phase III Topline Miss

The company said the NORSE EIGHT trial of ONS-5010 did not meet the primary endpoint of showing noninferiority to ranibizumab, but it still plans to file for US FDA approval.

BridgeBio’s Attruby Could Benefit From ‘Best-Case’ Label, Lower Price

The US FDA approved the TTR-stabilizing drug for ATTR-CM, with the drugmaker pricing it below that of Pfizer’s Vyndaqel/Vyndamax.

Halozyme Withdraws Proposal To Buy Evotec, Citing ‘Unwillingness To Engage’

The San Diego-based firm had aggressively pursued Evotec, but the service provider based in Hamburg, Germany appeared uninterested in a buyout.