February 2025
Battle for HIV PrEP Market: Gilead’s Twice-Yearly Injection Challenges GSK’s Apretude
HIV prevention, PrEP, lenacapavir, Apretude, long-acting injectables, Gilead Sciences, GSK, ViiV Healthcare
Personalized Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Recurrence of Advanced Kidney Cancer
personalized cancer vaccine, kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), neoantigen, immunotherapy, cancer recurrence prevention, phase 1 trial
AstraZeneca Shares Rise as China Investigation Impact Appears Limited
AstraZeneca, China investigation, share price, financial performance, import taxes, investor confidence
X4 Pharmaceuticals Restructures to Advance Mavorixafor for Chronic Neutropenia and Optimize XOLREMDI Promotion
X4 Pharmaceuticals, mavorixafor, XOLREMDI, CXCR4 antagonist, WHIM syndrome, chronic neutropenia, workforce reduction, strategic restructuring
Eli Lilly’s Zepbound Surpasses $4.9 Billion in First Year Sales Despite Q4 Shortfall
Eli Lilly, Zepbound, obesity drug, Q4 2024 earnings, pharmaceutical revenue, GLP-1 medications, Mounjaro, 2025 guidance
Pfizer Appoints Jeffrey Legos as New Chief Oncology Officer
Pfizer, Jeffrey Legos, Novartis, oncology, pharmaceutical industry, leadership change, cancer research
AstraZeneca Discontinues Vemircopan, Takes $753M Charge on Former Alexion Asset
AstraZeneca, Alexion, vemircopan, complement inhibitor, drug discontinuation, impairment charge, rare diseases, pharmaceutical industry
Pfizer Taps Novartis Veteran Jeffrey Legos to Lead Oncology R&D Efforts
Pfizer, Jeffrey Legos, oncology, R&D, leadership, cancer research, pharmaceutical industry
Trump Administration Targets Massive Cuts to Federal Health Workforce
federal health workers, layoffs, Trump administration, HHS, FDA, healthcare agencies, workforce reduction, government downsizing
Hospital Group Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Lilly’s 340B Rebate Model
340B Drug Pricing Program, Eli Lilly, rebate model, lawsuit, hospital intervention, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), drug pricing