FDA Rejects Sydnexis Myopia Drug for Kids; Chugai to Buy Renalys for $98M Upfront

FDA; SYD-101; Sydnexis; myopia; pediatric; complete response letter; Chugai; Renalys; acquisition; $98M; ophthalmology

Inhibrx to Seek FDA Approval in 2026 After Strong Phase 2 Data for Bone Cancer Drug Ozekibart

Inhibrx; FDA submission; ozekibart; INBRX-109; chondrosarcoma; bone cancer; phase 2 clinical trial; progression-free survival; death receptor 5; biologics license application; rare cancer; liver toxicity

Acrivon Therapeutics Showcases AP3 Platform and Preclinical Data for ACR-2316 with Three Poster Presentations at AACR-NCI-EORTC 2025

Acrivon Therapeutics; AP3 platform; Generative Phosphoproteomics; KaiSR model; ACR-2316; AACR-NCI-EORTC conference; preclinical data; partial response; WEE1 inhibitor; PKMYT1 inhibitor; PLK1; precision oncology

Roche in Talks With US on Drug Pricing; Sets Out Pipeline and Dealmaking Ambitions

Roche; drug pricing; US government; pharmacy benefit managers; direct-to-consumer sales; pipeline; dealmaking; US investment; manufacturing; gene therapy; R&D; Ocrevus; Hemlibra; Vabysmo

ESMO Spotlight: Flagship ADCs move into early-stage cancer to validate chemo-displacement ambitions

ESMO 2025; antibody-drug conjugates; ADCs; early-stage cancer; chemo-displacement; trastuzumab deruxtecan; ENHERTU; datopotamab deruxtecan; DATROWAY; breast cancer; HER2-positive; triple-negative breast cancer; biomarkers; toxicity management

Sanofi’s efdoralprin alfa (INBRX-101) achieves all endpoints in Phase 2 alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) trial

Sanofi; efdoralprin alfa; INBRX-101; AATD; alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; Phase 2; Inhibrx; acquisition; rare disease; plasma-derived therapy; Zemaira

Alector’s GSK-partnered dementia drug latozinemab fails in late-stage trial

Alector; GSK; latozinemab; dementia; frontotemporal dementia; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; progranulin; drug development

Takeda and Innovent Forge $1.2B Upfront Oncology Pact for Bispecific and ADC Therapies, Total Deal Valued Up to $11.4B

Takeda; Innovent Biologics; global strategic partnership; bispecific antibody; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); oncology; IBI363; IBI343; IBI3001; $1.2 billion upfront; $11.4 billion total deal; cancer therapy; co-development; milestone payments