Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Friday, October 18, 2019 Mirati Therapeutics is set to reveal the first clinical data on its closely watched KRAS G12C inhibitor MRTX849 Oct. 28. The readout is a key moment in the fairly short history of the drug and Mirati, shares in which have soared in the updraft created by data on Amgen’s rival asset. |
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Top Stories Friday, October 18, 2019 UCB’s bimekizumab has beaten Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara in a phase 3 psoriasis trial. The bispecific inhibitor of IL-17A and IL-17F outperformed J&J’s blockbuster incumbent against an endpoint that tracked the proportion of patients achieving a 90% reduction in psoriasis symptoms. Friday, October 18, 2019 Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals’ hepatitis B drug, given in tandem with Gilead’s Vemlidy, tamped down on chronic disease in more than one-fifth of patients in a phase 2 study—a result that Jefferies analysts called an “incremental positive benefit” over either drug alone. The data set the stage for potentially better performances from higher doses. Monday, October 14, 2019 Flipping the script for specialty medications – improved patient access and time-to-therapy with a new tech-enabled platform from CoverMyMeds and RxCrossroads by McKesson. Thursday, October 17, 2019 Researchers are developing a new class of drug to block the tumor DNA mutations that allow certain cancer cells to avoid the body’s immune responses and treatments, which can lead to the proliferation of hard-to-kill, drug-resistant strains. Thursday, October 17, 2019 In this week's EuroBiotech Report, Healx raises $56 million, Boehringer's VC wing backs anti-cancer virus startup and Ipsen bags Blueprint drug. Friday, October 18, 2019 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's breast cancer antibody-drug conjugate gets an FDA priority review. FDA publicly slams Torrent Pharma as a main culprit in the global recall of tainted "sartan" drugs. Takeda sells some 30 emerging markets drugs to Swiss firm Acino International. And more. Friday, October 18, 2019 Gilead names Dickinson to CFO role; MedImmune CSO Herbst nabs CSO job at Pyxis; Checkmate picks up Wooldridge for CMO. |  | Experts in our field; with 20+ years of experience in Viral Vector and plasmid DNA (R&D, High Quality and GMP) manufacture for pre-clinical, clinical and commercial supply. Take a virtual tour of our facilities and find out more about our most recent expansion project. |
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