April 2025
As J&J aims to ‘fundamentally change’ how bladder cancer type is treated, ImmunityBio plays defense
TAR-200, bladder cancer, gemcitabine releasing system, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), Johnson & Johnson, ImmunityBio, Anktiva, BCG-unresponsive, carcinoma in situ (CIS), bladder-sparing treatment
J&J reports durability data for bladder cancer ‘pretzel’ drug after FDA filing
Urinary Bladder, TAR 200, United States Food and Drug Administration, Malignant neoplasm of urinary bladder
Roche’s WRN Inhibitor Shows Promising Early Results in MSI-H Tumors at AACR25
Roche, WRN inhibitor, MSI-H tumors, AACR25, cancer research, oncology
Akeso’s PD-1 inhibitor notches inaugural FDA nod for nasopharyngeal cancer
United States Food and Drug Administration, Approved, Akeso, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, PDCD1 gene, Inhibitor, Akeso ‘s, Anniko
Gilead, ‘closely attuned to’ potential US policy shifts, stands by long-acting PrEP launch
Lenacapavir, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, United States Food and Drug Administration, launch, HIV prevention, long-acting, U.S., Gilead
Caribou cuts 32% of staff, further purges pipeline to focus on 2 oncology CAR-T prospects
Reindeer, CAR-T, Staff, Neoplasms, Cell Therapy, Allogeneic CRISPR-edited Anti-CD19 CAR-T Cells CB-010, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute, United States Food and Drug Administration, 32%
Merck KGaA closes in on SpringWorks deal at $3.5B price point
SpringWorks, Acquisition (action), KGaA, Infrequent, Gomekli, deal, Merck
Compounding pharmacies dealt a blow in fight over end of semaglutide shortage
United States Food and Drug Administration, semaglutide, Compound, enforcement, Pharmacy facility, shortage, Wegovy
Thermo Fisher jumps on the US investment bandwagon with $2B in additional spending
United States, Investments, Manufacture, Martes pennanti, Science, development aspects, Thermo Fisher
Halozyme sues Merck over subcutaneous Keytruda as licensing talks fall through
Merck, Legal patent, Subcutaneous Keytruda, Halozyme