Sanofi to Acquire Blueprint Medicines for Up to $9.5 Billion, Expanding Immunology Focus
Sanofi; Blueprint Medicines; acquisition; immunology; systemic mastocytosis; Ayvakit; elenestinib; rare diseases; biopharma; pipeline
Moderna’s Next-Generation COVID Shot Gets FDA Backing With Usage Limitations
Moderna; COVID-19 vaccine; FDA approval; mNEXSPIKE; mRNA-1283; next-generation vaccine; respiratory virus season; age restriction; underlying conditions; vaccine efficacy
Bristol Myers Squibb Signs $11B Deal With BioNTech for Bispecific Cancer Antibody BNT327, Surpassing Recent Merck and Pfizer Moves
Bristol Myers Squibb; BioNTech; BNT327; bispecific antibody; immuno-oncology; cancer; PD-L1; VEGF-A; solid tumors; biotech partnerships
Bicara’s Ficerafusp Alfa Shows 46% 2-Year Survival Rate for Head and Neck Cancer Subset at ASCO 2025
ASCO 2025; Bicara Therapeutics; ficerafusp alfa; head and neck cancer; PD-L1; overall survival; antibody therapy; Keytruda; tumor shrinkage
Precision Medicine’s Next Frontier: Unlocking the Power of Biospecimens
precision medicine; biospecimens; multi-omics; drug development; biobanking; personalized medicine; biomarkers; spatial transcriptomics; cancer genomics
J&J Presents First Survival Data for KLK2-Targeted Bispecific Pasritamig in Prostate Cancer at ASCO 2025
Johnson & Johnson; pasritamig; bispecific antibody; ASCO 2025; prostate cancer; KLK2; metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC); survival data; immunotherapy
AstraZeneca Details Its Oral SERD ‘Switching’ Regimen Amid Feasibility Questions
AstraZeneca; oral SERD; camizestrant; breast cancer; ESR1 mutation; SERENA-6 trial; CDK4/6 inhibitor; disease progression; ASCO 2025; treatment resistance
Merck Advances Middle Dose of ROR1 ADC in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL After Safety Review
Merck; ROR1; ADC; zilovertamab vedotin; middle dose; 1.75 mg/kg; relapsed DLBCL; refractory DLBCL; WaveLINE-003; safety; adverse events; clinical trial; ASCO 2025
Astellas Secures $1.34B Licensing Deal for CLDN18.2-Targeted ADC with Evopoint Biosciences
Astellas; Evopoint Biosciences; CLDN18.2; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; licensing deal; oncology; XNW27011
Sanofi, Regeneron’s IL-33 Drug Fails One of Two COPD Studies, Casting Doubt on FDA Approval Timeline
Sanofi; Regeneron; COPD; itepekimab; IL-33; Phase 3 trials; AERIFY-1; AERIFY-2; FDA approval; clinical trial results