Dispatch Bio Launches with $216M and CAR-T Pioneer Carl June to Advance Universal Solid Tumor Immunotherapy

Dispatch Bio; solid tumors; immunotherapy; CAR-T; Carl June; Series A funding; Flare platform; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; ARCH Venture Partners; universal cancer treatment

Sarepta Therapeutics Faces FDA Crackdown after Third Patient Death; George Tidmarsh Named Top FDA Drug Regulator; Multiple Drugs Rejected; Pharma Invests Billions in US Manufacturing

Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; gene therapy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; clinical hold; George Tidmarsh; drug rejection; reshoring; pharmaceutical manufacturing

Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs

Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings

FDA Rejects Roche’s Columvi for Earlier-Line Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

FDA rejection; Columvi; Roche; Genentech; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; DLBCL; STARGLO study; second-line treatment; Complete Response Letter; gemcitabine; oxaliplatin; accelerated approval; third-line therapy

FDA Advisory Panel Rejects GSK’s Blenrep in New Combinations Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns

Blenrep; GSK; FDA Advisory Panel; multiple myeloma; ocular toxicity; safety concerns; DREAMM trials; drug approval; relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma