AstraZeneca Acquires Pinetree’s EGFR Degrader for $45 Million Upfront

AstraZeneca, Pinetree Therapeutics, EGFR degrader, protein degrader, oncology, licensing agreement, milestone payments, royalties, targeted protein degradation, molecular glues, cancer treatment

AstraZeneca’s Truqap Combo Fails to Improve Survival in Phase III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Trial

AstraZeneca, Truqap, capivasertib, Phase III trial, triple-negative breast cancer, CAPItello-290, paclitaxel, overall survival, PIK3CA, AKT1, PTEN

RYBREVANT: A Breakthrough in Lung Cancer Treatment

RYBREVANT, lung cancer, EGFR mutations, subcutaneous administration, intravenous administration, infusion-related reactions, survival rate, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Novartis Advances Remibrutinib for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria with Promising Long-term Data

Novartis, Remibrutinib, Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, Phase III Trials, Long-term Data, Oral Treatment, Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

AbbVie’s Rinvoq Leads Immunology Market as Physicians Rank Players, J&J Sees Decline

AbbVie, Rinvoq, Immunology players, Physicians’ ranking, J&J drop, Humira, Crohn’s disease, FDA approval, JAK inhibitor

Verve Temporarily Halts Lead Base Editing Study Following Adverse Event, Prioritizes Alternative Therapy

Verve Therapeutics, Lead base editing program, Adverse event, VERVE-101, Serious adverse events (SAEs), Grade 3 ALT elevation, Thrombocytopenia, Pause enrollment in Heart-1 study, Alternative therapy focus: VERVE-102, Ionizable lipid delivery system, Phase Ib Heart-2 clinical trial, Q2 2024 initiation of Heart-2 clinical trial.

Clasp Therapeutics Launches with $150M Series A Funding to Develop Next-Generation T Cell Engaging Immunotherapies

Clasp Therapeutics, $150M Series A Financing, T Cell Engagers, Personalized Off-the-Shelf Therapies, Targeting Mutated Protein Fragments, HLA Molecule Profiling, Novo Holdings/ Third Rock Ventures/ Catalio Capital Management, CEO Robert Ross