Anticancer
Rumor mill suggests a $15bn licensing deal for ivonescimab is in the offing.
Dizal's EGFR inhibitor Zegfrovy approved in US as new once-daily oral option for second-line NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, at lower dose than in China.
The agency gave accelerated approval to the BCMAxCD3-directed bispecific antibody, which had been the subject of an August 2024 CRL.
The merger with a fellow Norwegian biotech comes a few months after its lead asset, bemcentinib, bit the dust.
Deal Snapshot: The French drugmaker has been shifting its investments away from cancer to focus on immunology and inflammation but it continues to seek out interesting early-stage oncology assets.
Acquiring Capstan gives AbbVie a stake in two competing in vivo CAR-T delivery platforms, with the field's first readouts expected in 2026.
The FDA eliminated REMS requirements for approved CAR-T cell therapies that have limited their availability, a move that could enable increased use in the community setting.
Fresh from having sold Anthos to Novartis, the new CEO is expected to update the oncology and dermatology-focused firm's strategy.
Deal Snapshot: The biotech will receive up to $750m from Gilead for molecular glue degraders against CDK2.
Zidesamtinib would be the fifth ROS-1 targeting therapy on the market, but Nuvalent believes its safety and efficacy profile will make it the best in class.
The company announced positive Phase III data in previously treated colorectal cancer for zanzalintinib and it could see sales of more than $1bn in that indication.
The drugmaker presented data from its Phase I study of JNJ-79635322 at ASCO and EHA showing a 100% response rate in BCMA- and GPRC5D-naïve patients.
Antibody-drug conjugates are a major part of the oncology pipeline, and data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting highlight the emergence of new technologies.
CEO Ben Zeskind said all options are on the table after atebimetinib showed impressive results in pancreatic cancer.
The company believes its drug could eventually displace Novartis’s Scemblix in first-line chronic myeloid leukemia treatment, but for now is preparing for a second-/third-line pivotal study.
The drugmaker presented data at a lymphoma meeting showing strong efficacy for the CAR-T in marginal zone lymphoma, the second most common indolent lymphoma.
First results for a first-in-class mutCALR-targeted therapy in essential thrombocythemia presented at EHA point to a lucrative future for the early-stage product.
In this week's episode: breaking down big pharma’s executive pay; US vaccine panel upheaval; Merck’s RSV approval; MFN and Japan; and the future of Pfizer and Arvinas’s partnership.
UroGen’s Zusduri was approved despite an advisory committee vote recommending against it in May. It is the first approved drug for a type of recurring bladder cancer.
Study to add to safety and tolerability data for infused formulation and may help identify optimal dose for future pivotal trial.