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Lilly's hotly anticipated Alzheimer's data set a new high score in slowing cognitive decline


Merck entitled to $1.4B in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers' 'warlike action' claim


The top 10 pharma drug ad spenders for 2022


Pfizer kicks newly acquired meds out of Arena as part of midstage cleaning


GSK staffers kick off series of strikes in UK for the first time in drugmaker's history


With negative FDA panel vote, AZ and Merck's Lynparza looks set for narrow nod in prostate cancer 


Dexcom sets new user records in first quarter following G7 kickoff


Dual CRISPR therapy plus long-acting ART eliminates HIV in mice


J&J refuels CAR-T ambitions with $245M upfront to Cellular Biomedicine for pair of therapies


Labeling error forces Teva to recall 13 lots of fentanyl buccal tablets


Something in the water? 2 biotechs cast off old names as they shore up new identities

 

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Lilly's hotly anticipated Alzheimer's data set a new high score in slowing cognitive decline

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease candidate has achieved a 35% slowing of cognitive decline and a 39% lower risk of advancing to the next stage of the disease when compared to placebo.
 

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Merck entitled to $1.4B in cyberattack case after court rejects insurers' 'warlike action' claim

A New Jersey appellate court ruled that a group of insurers can’t use war as an argument to deny Merck coverage from the notorious NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.

The top 10 pharma drug ad spenders for 2022

Welcome to the breakdown of the top 10 biggest drug ad spenders in pharma for 2022 as we reveal who funneled the most cash into their campaigns.

Pfizer kicks newly acquired meds out of Arena as part of midstage cleaning

Pfizer is axing a handful of midstage medicines, most of which stemmed from the company's acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals. Company executives also noted on its first-quarter earnings call that it remains on the M&A hunt even after acquiring Seagen for almost $50 billion.

GSK staffers kick off series of strikes in UK for the first time in drugmaker's history

Workers at GSK’s Montrose facility in Scotland on Tuesday kicked off a series of strikes that will sequentially affect six of the company’s sites and last throughout May.

With negative FDA panel vote, AZ and Merck's Lynparza looks set for narrow nod in prostate cancer 

A panel of external experts for the FDA voted 11 to 1 in support of a narrow approval for AstraZeneca and Merck's Lynparza in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). A comment from FDA's oncology chief Rick Pazdur, M.D., likely played a crucial part in Friday's vote outcome.

Dexcom sets new user records in first quarter following G7 kickoff

After collecting a long-awaited FDA clearance for the latest generation of its wearable continuous glucose monitor last December, Dexcom has offered a peek into the momentum behind its G7 diabetes sensor.

Dual CRISPR therapy plus long-acting ART eliminates HIV in mice

The scientists who used CRISPR to eliminate HIV in mice have done it again, this time with a three-pronged approach that nearly doubled their success rate.

J&J refuels CAR-T ambitions with $245M upfront to Cellular Biomedicine for pair of therapies

Johnson & Johnson may have gone quiet on getting further CAR-Ts into the clinic beyond the success of its Legend-partnered Carvykti, but that’s about to change.

Labeling error forces Teva to recall 13 lots of fentanyl buccal tablets

A labeling problem has forced Teva to recall 13 lots of fentanyl buccal tablets. Safety updates on the product insert were omitted, leaving the possibility of misuse that “could lead to life-threatening adverse events,” the FDA said.

Something in the water? 2 biotechs cast off old names as they shore up new identities

Two biotechs are making their old selves walk the plank as they take on new names in the hopes of a bounteous future.
 
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