Novartis Acquires Tourmaline Bio for $1.4B to Bolster Cardiovascular Pipeline with Promising Phase 2 Drug

Novartis; Tourmaline Bio; acquisition; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular disease; anti-inflammatory; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; phase 2 trial; C-reactive protein; chronic kidney disease

AstraZeneca Escalates EGFR Lung Cancer Rivalry with J&J: Tagrisso Combo Posts Survival Win

AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; Johnson & Johnson; Rybrevant; Lazcluze; Flaura2 trial; overall survival; lung cancer; chemotherapy combination

BioNTech and BMS Announce First Global Data for PD-L1xVEGF Bispecific in Small Cell Lung Cancer, Set Phase 3 Dose

BioNTech; Bristol Myers Squibb; BMS; PD-L1xVEGF bispecific; BNT327; pumitamig; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; phase 2 trial; phase 3 dose; overall response rate; VEGF-A; PD-L1; chemotherapy

BioNTech and DualityBio Achieve Phase 3 Success with ADC Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, Advancing Oncology Pipeline

BioNTech; DualityBio; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); HER2-positive breast cancer; trastuzumab pamirtecan; BNT323/DB-1303; phase 3 trial; progression-free survival; oncology pipeline; ADC market

RFK Jr. Blasts Pharma Industry and Spreads mRNA Vaccine Misinformation During Heated Senate Hearing

RFK Jr.; Senate hearing; pharma industry; mRNA misinformation; COVID-19 vaccines; public health; vaccine policy; CDC leadership

RFK Jr. Faces Bipartisan Senate Criticism After CDC Shakeup

RFK Jr.; CDC shakeup; bipartisan criticism; Senate hearing; public health; vaccine policy; CDC director firing; Trump administration reforms

Survival Benefit of Amgen’s Bemarituzumab in Gastric Cancer Attenuates at Final Analysis

Amgen; bemarituzumab; gastric cancer; Phase 3 trial; overall survival; attenuated benefit; final analysis; FORTITUDE-101; FORTITUDE-102; Zai Lab; Opdivo; nivolumab