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Sep 22, 2023

AstraZeneca, Daiichi hit first goal in pivotal breast cancer ADC trial, teeing up filings to challenge Gilead


Hep B biotech Antios closed after FDA hold proved insurmountable 


Antibody biotech Abpro taps SPAC to get back on Nasdaq track 5 years after axed IPO


After FDA rejection, ImmunityBio lays off staff in California and Florida  


Chutes & Ladders—GSK shake-up has R&D head out the door

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AstraZeneca, Daiichi hit first goal in pivotal breast cancer ADC trial, teeing up filings to challenge Gilead

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo are coming for Gilead Sciences' breast cancer business. The partners plan to file for approval of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) after linking their antibody-drug conjugate to improved outcomes, although the immature overall survival data leave a key question unanswered.
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Hep B biotech Antios closed after FDA hold proved insurmountable

Viral disease biotech Antios Therapeutics shut down earlier this year after an FDA hold on its lead hepatitis B therapy due to a serious adverse event proved insurmountable.

Antibody biotech Abpro taps SPAC to get back on Nasdaq track 5 years after axed IPO

Abpro is taking a second run at the public markets. Five years after pulling out of a planned IPO, the antibody specialist is back with a SPAC.

Health Equity: IHI and Genentech on the Need for an Industry-Wide Approach

Two leaders supporting the Rise to Health Coalition discuss the need for coordinated and collective action across sectors to advance health equity

After FDA rejection, ImmunityBio lays off staff in California and Florida

After an FDA rejection earlier this year, ImmunityBio has laid off around 50 employees across California and Florida, its second layoff wave in less than a year.

Chutes & Ladders—GSK shake-up has R&D head out the door

GSK’s Senior Vice President and Head of Research John Lepore, M.D., has left the Big Pharma. The R&D leader exits after nearly 15 years with GSK and more than five in his most recent position. 

Merck and Eisai's Keytruda-Lenvima combo chalks up 2 more losses, this time in non-small cell lung cancer

Merck and Eisai’s Keytruda-Lenvima tag team can’t seem to catch a break. Following a series of trial shortfalls this year in melanoma, colorectal cancer and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, the duo has missed the mark in yet another set of clinical trials—this time in non-small cell lung cancer.

Hamilton Medical sees 2nd Class I ventilator recall, now for short-circuiting electronic hardware

According to the manufacturer, degrading capacitors could leak material and fry parts of the circuit board, potentially leading to interruptions in ventilation.

Look out, AZ. Lilly and Boehringer's Jardiance is ready to roll in chronic kidney disease after FDA nod

After AstraZeneca's Farxiga won a class-first chronic kidney disease approval back in 2021, Eli Lilly and Boehringer are entering the fray with their SGLT2 drug Jardiance.

An inside look at Walgreens' primary care and pharmacy model

CHICAGO—Walgreens execs gave reporters a peek behind the curtain at its Chicago primary care office and micro-fulfillment center. Here's what we learned.

Fierce Pharma Asia—Novartis and BeiGene's PD-1 breakup; Genentech's PeptiDream deal; Biocon's new CEO

BeiGene and Novartis have parted ways on the PD-1 drug tislelizumab. Roche's Genentech signed a radiopharmaceutical peptide conjugate deal with Japan's PeptiDream. Biocon named a new group CEO. And more.
 
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