GSK wins FDA approval for ultra-long-acting asthma drug Exdensur (depemokimab)

GSK; Exdensur; depemokimab; FDA approval; severe asthma; ultra-long-acting biologic; twice-yearly dosing; type 2 inflammation; eosinophilic phenotype; IL-5 inhibitor

Lilly’s triple agonist retatrutide posts strongest weight-loss data to date, with unusual sensory skin side effect reported

Eli Lilly; retatrutide; triple agonist; triple hormone receptor agonist; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon; obesity; weight loss; TRIUMPH-4; Phase III; dysesthesia; abnormal sense of touch; safety signal; side effects

Novartis antibody ianalumab helps prolong control of rare blood disorder ITP

Novartis; ianalumab; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare blood disorder; antibody; VAYHIT2 trial; time to treatment failure; disease control; ASH 2025; Promacta; eltrombopag

Structure Therapeutics’ oral obesity drug shows competitive early data vs Novo and Lilly; Ascletis reports early obesity results

Structure Therapeutics; GSBR-1290; oral GLP-1; obesity pill; weight-loss drug; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; Wegovy; Ozempic; Zepbound; Ascletis; ASC41; ASC42; phase 1 trial; phase 2 trial; weight reduction; safety profile