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Feb 23, 2024

FDA approves Iovance's Amtagvi as first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor 


Medtronic reverses patient monitoring spinoff plan, discontinues ventilator sales


J&J consumer health spinoff Kenvue telegraphs 100-plus layoffs in California, New Jersey


Gilead pauses CD47 solid tumor trials as FDA seeks partial hold, adding to woes after blood cancer exit


Novartis, zeroing in on innovative meds, launches strategic review of India outfit 


Sanofi stumbles in HIMALAYA trial, chalking up phase 2 ALS fail in another blow to Denali alliance

 

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FDA approves Iovance's Amtagvi as first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor

The T-cell therapy treatment class, which has transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers, has now reached the solid tumor field thanks to an FDA approval for a first-of-its-kind immunotherapy developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics.
 

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Medtronic reverses patient monitoring spinoff plan, discontinues ventilator sales

More than a year after laying out a plan to divest its patient monitoring and respiratory interventions businesses—sparking months of speculation over potential buyers—Medtronic is reworking the reorganization.

J&J consumer health spinoff Kenvue telegraphs 100-plus layoffs in California, New Jersey

While Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health spinoff Kenvue prepares to move into a new headquarters in Summit, New Jersey, it appears some staffers won’t be joining the company in the transition.

Gilead pauses CD47 solid tumor trials as FDA seeks partial hold, adding to woes after blood cancer exit

The dominoes keep falling at Gilead. One week after reporting deaths in blood cancer patients, the Big Biotech has paused enrollment of magrolimab solid tumor trials after the FDA requested a partial clinical hold on the anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody.

Novartis, zeroing in on innovative meds, launches strategic review of India outfit

A Novartis subsidiary handling old products in India has become the target of a strategic review as the Swiss pharma focuses its efforts on newer medicines.

Sanofi stumbles in HIMALAYA trial, chalking up phase 2 ALS fail in another blow to Denali alliance

Sanofi’s HIMALAYA adventure has ended in failure, dealing another blow to its RIPK1 collaboration with Denali Therapeutics.

NodThera Parkinson's drug almost matches Wegovy for weight loss in mice, with bonus heart benefits

NodThera’s lead clinical-stage drug for Parkinson’s is almost as effective at inducing weight loss as Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 receptor agonist Wegovy, new data shows. 

Rapt faces 'unfortunate and unexpected' clinical hold after liver failure in atopic dermatitis trial

Rapt Therapeutics is reeling from an “unfortunate and unexpected” clinical hold after a patient in a phase 2 immunology trial experienced liver failure that may be related to the study drug. 

Daiichi blasts 'malicious and defamatory' marketing complaints but still gets hit with serious violation

Daiichi Sankyo is in trouble with the U.K.’s Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority yet again. But, while the firm was found to have brought discredit upon the industry, it went down swinging in a response that called out the “somewhat malicious and defamatory” wording of a series of anonymous complaints.

National Resilience to drop $225M into Ohio facility, expand North Carolina operations

A month after unveiling plans to build a production facility in the United Arab Emirates, San Diego-based manufacturer National Resilience said it will spend $225 million to upgrade its Cincinnati facility and expand its rapid transfer port in North Carolina.
 
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