GSK Sees Community Niche For Blenrep, But Bispecifics Are Making Inroads

 

The drugmaker presented multiple posters of data for the recently reapproved BCMA-targeting antibody-drug conjugate at the just concluded ASH meeting.

Arcus Calls Quits On Anti-TIGIT Candidate After Phase III Termination

 
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Arcus is ending development of its TIGIT-targeted antibody domvanalimab after it was determined a Phase III study would not show a survival benefit in gastrointestinal cancers.

AC Immune Perks Up On Positive Parkinson’s Data

 
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The Switzerland-based group’s alpha-synuclein-targeted immunotherapy shows promise in slowing progression of the degenerative brain condition.

Biologics-In-A-Pill Firm PsiThera Launched With Series A $47.5m

 

Having worked in stealth on its predictive computational R&D models, PsiThera has emerged to develop oral versions of blockbuster drug targets in inflammation and immunology.


ASH: Early Results Ready Lupeng’s Rocbrutinib For Potential Head-To-Head With Jaypirca

 

Lupeng's BTK inhibitor rocbrutinib has shown an 80.0% ORR in a Phase I trial in patients who had received a covalent or non-covalent BTK inhibitor plus BCL-2 inhibitor, setting the stage for a comparative trial, possibly with Jaypirca.

Scrip Awards 2025 Spotlight Industry Triumphs

Now in their 21st year, the Scrip Awards celebrated biopharma successes at the 2025 ceremony in London’s Mayfair, where AstraZeneca and Noubar Afeyan took home the top prizes.

Lilly’s Retatrutide Raises Weight-Loss Bar In First Phase III Readout

 
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Triple agonist retatrutide yielded 28.7% weight loss at 68 weeks, besting Zepbound’s Phase III data, while also showing benefit in knee osteoarthritis pain.

Roivant Updates Investors On Mosliciguat Development Plans

 

Subsidiary Pulmovant plans to report Phase II data in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease in 2026, one of several programs highlighted during an investor event.


ASH: J&J’s Tecvayli Set For Stronger Competition With CAR-Ts In Myeloma

 

J&J's late-breaking Phase III MajesTEC-3 data at the American Society of Hematology meeting highlighted curative potential for the bispecific T-cell engager in multiple myeloma.

Finance Watch: Biopharma Firms Price $3.2bn In Follow-On Offerings In One Night

 
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FOPO Edition: Capitalizing on positive data, eight drug developers priced follow-on public offerings that brought in $3.2bn, including $650m each for Terns and Structure plus $602m for Kymera.

Pfizer Could Claim Tukysa First-Line HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Indication

 
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Pfizer’s Phase III data show an 8.6-month increase in progression-free survival for Tukysa as first-line maintenance treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, a setting where the standard of care hasn’t changed since 2012.

Roche’s Giredestrant Data Could Set The Stage For A New Standard Of Care

 

The selective estrogen receptor degrader reduced the risk of invasive disease recurrence or death by 30% in ER-positive early stage breast cancer.


Autolus Looks To Expand Its CAR-T Into Crowded Lupus Field

 

After a solid but modest launch in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Autolus sees an opportunity for its CAR-T in autoimmune disease, starting with lupus nephritis.

Phrontline’s Two-Pronged Shot At Bispecific, Dual-Payload ADCs

 

To develop bispecific, dual-payload antibody-drug conjugates, Phrontline Biopharma’s strategy is to tune the activity of each payload to a similar level and engineer both toxins to fit within a branched linker, its CEO tells Scrip in an interview.

ASH: Novartis’s Ianalumab Has Disease-Modifying Potential In ITP

 
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Novartis presented Phase III results for anti-BAFF/ADCC antibody ianalumab in the second-line treatment of immune thrombocytopenia but will wait for first-line data to file for approvals in 2027.

BioNTech And Bristol’s Pumitamig Is Encouraging In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

 

Interim Phase II data in TNBC is promising for the competitive class of medicines targeting PD-L1 and VEGF.


Wave Surges As Obesity Candidate Cuts Fat And Spares Muscle

 

WVE-007 could be a "powerful disruptor" to the existing obesity market, says the company, which is set to raise $250m to fund its Phase II studies.

Kymera Keeps Rising With More Positive Dupixent-In-A-Pill Data

 
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Early atopic dermatitis data on the oral STAT6 degrader helps the US firm’s hopes of matching the Sanofi and Regeneron injectable blockbuster on efficacy.

ASH: Kelonia Presents Early Data Giving Boost To In Vivo CAR-T

 

The company presented data on four patients as a late-breaking abstract at the American Society of Hematology meeting.

ASH: Lilly’s Jaypirca Looks Headed For The Front Line

 

Data from the Phase III BRUIN CLL-313 trial presented at ASH showed clear superiority for the non-covalent BTK inhibitor as a single agent compared with bendamustine/rituximab.