Gilead Pipeline Progress Offsets Oncology Sales Slowdown

Sales of the company’s approved cancer therapies were weaker or down, but Trodelvy is likely to see a label expansion and cell therapies are making progress.

Gilead at ASH 2024 (Alaric DeArment/Scrip)

While Gilead Sciences has seen softening of sales for its approved oncology products, the company is nevertheless showing momentum in its oncology pipeline, particularly for the CAR-T cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) and the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy).

Key Takeaways
  • Gilead reported in its Q1 earnings that sales of key oncology products Trodelvy and Tecartus fell due to factors that included lower demand and competition.

The Foster City, CA-based drug maker announced its first quarter 2025 earnings 24 April. While sales...

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