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Today's Rundown ImmunoGen’s ADC misses endpoint in ovarian cancer phase 3 Gilead’s Kite pens 10-target CAR-T tech deal with MaxCyte Ascletis poaches top MSD China executive as its new R&D chief [Sponsored] Rise in Targeted Therapies Drives Need for Flexible, Small-Volume Manufacturing Guardant’s blood test outperforms standard tissue biopsy in landmark NSCLC study EuroBiotech Report—Ipsen M&A, Novartis-Akcea, Anaveon, J&J-AdoRx and Immatics FiercePharmaAsia—Daiichi Sankyo shakeup; China’s first biosimilar; Sinovac ‘poison pill’ defense Chutes & Ladders—Doubling down on R&D, Daiichi makes changes to U.S. research unit Featured Story | | | Friday, March 1, 2019 A phase 3 trial of ImmunoGen’s antibody-drug conjugate mirvetuximab soravtansine has missed its primary endpoint. The ADC failed to extend progression-free survival more than chemotherapy, driving investors to wipe 50% off its stock price. |
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