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May 31, 2024

Moderna, with FDA nod for RSV vaccine, grows reach beyond the pandemic


Cell therapy reckoning: How to get cell therapies flying off-the-shelf


Clinical lab industry sues to block FDA’s new oversight of lab-developed tests


ASCO: Gilead looks for silver lining in Trodelvy’s failed lung cancer trial. But will the FDA play ball?


ASCO: Novartis' Scemblix proves edge over predecessor Gleevec in newly diagnosed leukemia


Precision Neuroscience deploys 4,096 electrodes in record-breaking brain-computer interface procedure

 

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Moderna, with FDA nod for RSV vaccine, grows reach beyond the pandemic

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease, Moderna has weathered a sharp revenue downturn. But a new FDA approval shows that the company's scientific engine is no one trick pony.
 

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Cell therapy reckoning: How to get cell therapies flying off-the-shelf

A Special Report from the Fierce Biotech team on the state of cell therapy.

Clinical lab industry sues to block FDA’s new oversight of lab-developed tests

ACLA said the agency overstepped when it announced it would regulate all in vitro diagnostics with the same approach it uses for medical devices.

ASCO: Gilead looks for silver lining in Trodelvy’s failed lung cancer trial. But will the FDA play ball?

Gilead Sciences is drawing back the curtain on the Trodelvy lung cancer data that previously caused a 10% slide in the company’s stock price. In sharing the detailed results, the company is hanging onto a positive sign in a subgroup of patients who have a high unmet medical need.

ASCO: Novartis' Scemblix proves edge over predecessor Gleevec in newly diagnosed leukemia

Newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patients on Scemblix achieved a major molecular response rate of 68% at 48 weeks compared to 49% for older drugs, including Novartis' established Gleevec.

Precision Neuroscience deploys 4,096 electrodes in brain-computer interface procedure

The startup said it has claimed the world record for the number of electrodes used to detect a person’s brain activity.

LGBTQ+ populations may have elevated risk of cancer, compounded by barriers to care: ACS report

Ahead of the kickoff of June’s annual Pride Month, the American Cancer Society has published a report examining cancer risk in the LGBTQ+ community—and concluding with a call to action to lower the likely heightened risks among the population.

Summit, Akeso's antibody triumphs over Keytruda in China lung cancer trial, sending shares skyrocketing

In the phase 3 HARMONi-2 trial, solo ivonescimab delivered a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) over Keytruda monotherapy. Summits shares spiked by about 270% on Thursday.

Ionis reveals an oasis for HAE patients as RNA med reduces attacks in phase 3

We can now envision the oasis that Ionis Pharmaceuticals saw with its hereditary angioedema data. Earlier this year, the company announced that donidalorsen had met the primary endpoint of a phase 3 study, but now we know it’s because the treatment spurred an 81% lower monthly rate of swelling attacks in patients who received the drug every four weeks.

Galapagos selects Adaptimmune T-cell therapy for $665M biobucks collab

Adaptimmune was facing a financing cliff until Galapagos walked in with a sprawling licensing deal for a next-generation T-cell therapy that could total $665 million in biobucks.

Good news in Europe, bad news in US for Sanofi and Regeneron's COPD bid for Dupixent

A highly anticipated decision on Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent to become the first biologic to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is on hold in the United States but is speeding along in Europe. In the U.S., the FDA has pushed its decision date back three months to Sept. 27. Meanwhile in Europe, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended Dupixent for approval to treat the disease.
 
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