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Today's Big NewsJul 5, 2023 |
| By Nick Paul Taylor AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s attempt to repeat the success of Enhertu has delivered its first phase 3 data. The antibody-drug conjugate improved progression-free survival in lung cancer patients but, with the partners yet to share numbers and “some” patients suffering fatal adverse events, shares in AstraZeneca fell almost 6% in early trading in London. |
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By Fraiser Kansteiner In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion, Massachusetts-based Moderna inked a memorandum of understanding, plus a land collaboration agreement, to research, develop and manufacture mRNA medicines in China. |
By Max Bayer Takeda and F-Star are tacking on another bispecific antibody deal worth $1 billion in potential milestones, marking the third time the two have partnered up in a year. |
By Andrea Park Just a few weeks after Abbott presented the successful results of a trial of its Aveir DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system—data that it said had been promptly submitted for regulatory review—the company has secured FDA approval for the technology. |
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By Kevin Dunleavy With Pfizer set to launch its biosimilar version of AbbVie’s Humira, the company has expanded its partnership with Samsung Biologics, which will produce biosimilars for the pharma giant at its sprawling complex in South Korea. Samsung said on Monday that Pfizer had added to two biosimilar production agreements the companies had made earlier this year, making the combined total $897 million. |
By Annalee Armstrong Once one of the hottest vessels in the pharma fleet, SHP2 inhibitors are starting to retreat from the seas as AbbVie joins the list of companies ending work on a collaboration with Jacobio to develop therapies for the target. |
By Andrea Park Medtronic has identified a vulnerability that could potentially allow hackers to access the cardiac device data stored in its Paceart Optima data workflow systems. |
By Fraiser Kansteiner The FDA has rebuffed Amneal’s application for IPX203, an oral formulation of carbidopa/levodopa, which leverages a unique delivery formula in a bid to increase “on” time without troublesome dyskinesia. |
By Helen Floersh A new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has found one potentially beneficial combo for pancreatic cancer: Mirati Therapeutics' KRAS inhibitor adagrasib, known as Krazati, and Boehringer Ingelheim’s ERBB gene inhibitor afatinib, trade name Gilotrif. |
By Angus Liu Another accelerated approval has run its course, with Roche giving up on a niche indication for cancer drug Gavreto. The move comes as the Swiss pharma giant prepares to terminate a collaboration with Blueprint Medicines. |
By Andrea Park Even as BD allots million of dollars toward expanding its presence in Ireland, the medtech giant is planning a simultaneous slimdown of one of its sites on the Emerald Isle. |
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