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Novartis' Scemblix leaps into newly diagnosed leukemia—where winning over doctors may take time


GSK aims to extend lupus dominance via $300M upfront deal for clinical-stage T-cell engager


In conversation with Boston Scientific's global medical chief, Ken Stein, taking the pulse of pulsed field ablation


Modified dosing regimen of Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug leads to significant reduction in brain swelling


Novartis' $2.9B MorphoSys bet stumbles as safety signal delays filing by years


Pfizer, amid Abyrsvo launch, lets its RSV pipeline dry up in crowded space

 

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Novartis' Scemblix leaps into newly diagnosed leukemia—where winning over doctors may take time

Exactly three years after an initial FDA green light for the third-line treatment of leukemia, Novartis’ Scemblix has won an accelerated approval to treat newly diagnosed patients. The drug will face a couple of challenges as Novartis works to reach more patients in the setting.
 

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GSK aims to extend lupus dominance via $300M upfront deal for clinical-stage T-cell engager

Not content with getting the first lupus drug to market in the form of the blockbuster Benlysta, GSK is handing over $300 million in upfront cash for a clinical-stage T-cell engager it believes could target patients who aren’t benefiting from current treatments.

In conversation with Boston Scientific's global medical chief, Ken Stein, taking the pulse of pulsed field ablation

Since rolling out its pulsed field ablation system for treating atrial fibrillation earlier this year, Boston Scientific has seen its Farapulse sales grow by leaps and bounds.

Modified dosing regimen of Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug leads to significant reduction in brain swelling

Eli Lilly looks to tweak the dosing regimen of its Alzheimer’s disease drug Kisunla after showing reduced side effect of brain swelling in a phase 3 trial.

Novartis' $2.9B MorphoSys bet stumbles as safety signal delays filing by years

Novartis’ 2.7 billion euro gamble on MorphoSys has hit turbulence. Months after buying the biotech, Novartis has revealed a safety signal that could set back plans to seek approval for the jewel of the acquisition by a couple of years.

Pfizer, amid Abyrsvo launch, lets its RSV pipeline dry up in crowded space

Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pipeline appears to have run dry of candidates following the cessation of work on both an oral medicine and an RSV-flu combo vaccine in quick succession.

Bristol Myers partner Zai Lab plots KarXT filing in China after trial win

In a phase 3 bridging study run by Zai Lab in China, Bristol Myers Squibb's KarXT helped schizophrenia patients chart a 9.2-point total-score reduction on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale versus placebo at Week 5, teeing up a forthcoming regulatory filing.

Pfizer bumps up revenue outlook by $1.5B in Paxlovid rebound amid criticism from activist investor Starboard

The company is projecting yearly sales of $61 billion to $64 billion in a $1.5 billion boost from previous forecasts.

TCT 2024: Abbott's coronary atherectomy study fails to outperform conventional balloon angioplasty

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The company’s Diamondback 360 system is designed to etch away at the inside of severely calcified lesions, where hardened plaques can make it difficult to fully inflate a balloon or optimally expand a stent.

Purespring gene therapy reduces kidney scarring in mice and is stably expressed in pigs

As its lead gene therapy flows toward the clinic, Purespring Therapeutics is uncorking new preclinical data showing the candidate reduced kidney scarring and fibrosis in mice and safely delivered a gene to pig kidneys.

Novartis' Pluvicto enters FDA orbit for expansion bid as agency requests 'flexibility'

Novartis didn't use a priority review voucher for Pluvicto's key application in an earlier treatment setting for prostate cancer. The company made the decision in response to the FDA's request for "flexibility" in its review timeline, Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan explained.
 
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