Recent Advances Shifting Perspectives in Cell Therapy (2025)

cell therapy; CAR T-cell; solid tumors; FDA label updates; mesenchymal stem cells; CRISPR therapies; patient-specific therapy; ultrasound controllable immune cells; clinical trials

Legal Pressure Escalates as FDA Intensifies Crackdown on Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Advertising

FDA enforcement; direct-to-consumer advertising; pharmaceutical advertising crackdown; warning letters; legal challenges; AI monitoring; prescription drug ads; transparency in advertising; HHS; compounding pharmacies

Recent Law Expands Orphan Drug Protections, Shielding Blockbusters from Medicare Price Negotiations

orphan drug exclusion; Medicare negotiation; One Big Beautiful Bill; Keytruda; Opdivo; Inflation Reduction Act; OBBBA; drug pricing; Congress; pharmaceutical industry

Vaxcyte Strikes up to $1B Fill-Finish Manufacturing Deal with Thermo Fisher at North Carolina Facility

Vaxcyte; Thermo Fisher Scientific; fill-finish manufacturing; North Carolina; pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; PCVs; VAX-31; VAX-24; commercial supply chain; biomanufacturing; U.S. vaccine production; $1 billion deal

Amgen Builds Case for Repatha to Prevent Heart Disease With Landmark Late-Stage Data

Amgen; Repatha; VESALIUS-CV trial; primary prevention; cardiovascular disease; PCSK9 inhibitor; LDL-C; FDA approval; major adverse cardiovascular events; heart attack; stroke

Cartography Biosciences Closes $67 Million Series B Round Led by Pfizer to Advance CRC T-cell Engager

Cartography Biosciences; Series B Funding; Pfizer Ventures; CBI-1214; T-cell engager; colorectal cancer (CRC); ATLAS platform; SUMMIT platform; antibody therapeutics; oncology