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Karuna keeps $6B sales forecast alive with blood pressure data on schizophrenia drug


Chutes & Ladders—FDA's Janet Woodcock set to retire in early 2024


We won't get fooled again: Fierce Biotech Bureau of Investigations seeks Takeda ACR poster burglar


'The Top Line': Exploring Alzheimer’s breakthroughs, Leqembi's potential and what comes next


Pharma is racing to oncology's first line, causing a rethink of early-stage disease treatment 

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Karuna keeps $6B sales forecast alive with blood pressure data on schizophrenia drug

Karuna Therapeutics has ticked another task off the to-do list for its blockbuster-in-waiting KarXT, posting phase 1b data that counter concerns about the effect of the schizophrenia therapy on blood pressure.
 

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Chutes & Ladders—FDA's Janet Woodcock set to retire in early 2024

Janet Woodcock is set to retire from the FDA after nearly 40 years at the agency. Madrigal names ex-Sanofi leaders as new CCO. Mural unveils with a pair of seasoned clinical development leaders.

We won't get fooled again: Fierce Biotech Bureau of Investigations seeks Takeda ACR poster burglar

Fierce Biotech investigates a biotech caper after Takeda's TAK-279 poster mysteriously went missing from the late-breaker poster session at ACR in San Diego this week.

2023 Executive Interviews at Fierce Biotech Summit and New Product Planning

Fierce Biotech sits down with digital marketing leaders to discuss this year's most innovative topics at Fierce Biotech Summit and New Product Planning

'The Top Line': Exploring Alzheimer’s breakthroughs, Leqembi's potential and what comes next

This episode of "The Top Line" is dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease, spotlighting the latest treatments and what lies ahead. Fierce Pharma's Fraiser Kansteiner discusses Leqembi's full approval with Eisai's Alexander Scott. Annalee Armstrong from Fierce Biotech interviews Alzheimer's expert Howard Fillit, M.D., exploring groundbreaking research. Fierce Pharma’s Eric Sagonowsky speaks with Reisa Sperling, M.D., about Leqembi's potential in preventing Alzheimer’s progression before symptoms emerge.

Pharma is racing to oncology's first line, causing a rethink of early-stage disease treatment

Cancer drugs are getting better thanks to innovation, driven by the data and regulatory forces like Project FrontRunner.

Pew sees doubling of Americans who distrust scientists since 2019, with Republicans driving the trend

The backlash against science is continuing, with Pew Research Center tracking a souring of U.S. views of its impact on society and a more than 100% jump in the proportion of U.S. adults who distrust scientists.

FDA clears its first mail-in STI test for chlamydia, gonorrhea with LetsGetChecked kit

The over-the-counter Simple 2 test is sold by LetsGetChecked—a former Fierce 15 winner that made a name for itself in remote testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

UPDATED: Eli Lilly takes manufacturing push to Germany with plans for $2.5B injectable plant

Grappling with high demand for several of its new products, Lilly is once again revealing a sizable manufacturing investment. The new manufacturing site in Germany will create up to 1,000 jobs, Lilly confirmed Friday.

US outpaces other wealthy nations in cost-related care deferment, with wide gaps between income levels

Nearly half of surveyed U.S. adults with average or lower incomes said they had a cost-related reason for skipping medical care during the prior 12 months, versus 29% of those with higher incomes.

Fierce Pharma Asia—Novartis, Legend's CAR-T deal; Astellas' busy week; Ajinomoto's $620M purchase

Novartis inked a solid tumor CAR-T deal with Legend Biotech. Astellas is buying a biotech, working to understand deaths in its gene therapy trial and partnering up to drive drug discovery. Ajinomoto will buy a gene therapy CDMO. And more.
 
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'The Top Line': Exploring Alzheimer’s breakthroughs, Leqembi's potential and what comes next

This episode of "The Top Line" is dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease, spotlighting the latest treatments and what lies ahead. Fierce Pharma's Fraiser Kansteiner discusses Leqembi's full approval with Eisai's Alexander Scott. Annalee Armstrong from Fierce Biotech interviews Alzheimer's expert Howard Fillit, M.D., exploring groundbreaking research. Fierce Pharma’s Eric Sagonowsky speaks with Reisa Sperling, M.D., about Leqembi's potential in preventing Alzheimer’s progression before symptoms emerge.
 

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