Phase III Study: Perioperative Padcev & Keytruda Combo Significantly Improves Survival in Bladder Cancer

Padcev; Keytruda; enfortumab vedotin; pembrolizumab; phase III; bladder cancer; muscle-invasive bladder cancer; cisplatin-ineligible; perioperative; event-free survival; overall survival

Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)

Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions

FDA may not renew Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shot authorization, creating uncertainty for fall child vaccinations

FDA; Pfizer-BioNTech; pediatric COVID-19 vaccine; EUA renewal; authorization not renewed; child vaccinations; fall 2025; regulatory framework; Moderna comparison; CDC guidance

Obesity Leaders Dig Manufacturing Moats To Defend Injectable GLP-1 Empires

GLP-1; manufacturing capacity; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; obesity drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; capital expenditures; supply constraints; market competition; Medicare coverage; policy risk; biosimilars/generics; China GLP-1 pipeline; bariatric surgery

IO Biotech’s cancer vaccine Cylembio narrowly misses Phase III primary endpoint in advanced melanoma, but company eyes FDA filing in 2025

Cylembio; IO Biotech; melanoma; Phase 3; pivotal trial; progression-free survival (PFS); hazard ratio 0.77; p-value 0.056; Keytruda (pembrolizumab); FDA BLA; overall survival (OS) trend; IOB-013/KN-D18; NCT05155254; imsapepimut; etimupepimut; stock drop

Novartis plans global filings after ianalumab hits primary endpoints in two Phase 3 Sjögren’s disease trials

Novartis; ianalumab; BAFF‑R; B-cell depletion; Sjögren’s disease; NEPTUNUS-1; NEPTUNUS-2; ESSDAI; Phase 3; regulatory filings; first targeted treatment; safety profile

Boehringer Ingelheim breaks into oncology as FDA grants accelerated approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for HER2 TKD–mutated NSCLC

Boehringer Ingelheim; Hernexeos; zongertinib; FDA approval; accelerated approval; non-squamous NSCLC; HER2 TKD mutations; Oncomine Dx Target Test; Beamion LUNG-1; objective response rate; first oral targeted therapy for HER2-mutant NSCLC; priority review; breakthrough therapy designation; confirmatory trial requirement; competition with Enhertu

HHS ousts MAHA implementation lead amid rushed cancellations of $500M in mRNA vaccine contracts

HHS; MAHA; Gray Delany; mRNA contracts; BARDA; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; vaccine policy; contract terminations; Moderna; Pfizer; CSL Seqirus; staff shakeup