FDA Rejects Sydnexis Myopia Drug for Kids; Chugai to Buy Renalys for $98M Upfront

FDA; SYD-101; Sydnexis; myopia; pediatric; complete response letter; Chugai; Renalys; acquisition; $98M; ophthalmology

Inhibrx to Seek FDA Approval in 2026 After Strong Phase 2 Data for Bone Cancer Drug Ozekibart

Inhibrx; FDA submission; ozekibart; INBRX-109; chondrosarcoma; bone cancer; phase 2 clinical trial; progression-free survival; death receptor 5; biologics license application; rare cancer; liver toxicity

Eye Disease Biotech Kala Bio Collapses After Failed Clinical Trial, Lender Takes Control

Kala Bio; biotech collapse; failed drug trial; KPI-012; persistent corneal epithelial defect; PCED; lender takeover; Oxford Finance; foreclosure proceedings; workforce reduction; clinical trial failure

Roche in Talks With US on Drug Pricing; Sets Out Pipeline and Dealmaking Ambitions

Roche; drug pricing; US government; pharmacy benefit managers; direct-to-consumer sales; pipeline; dealmaking; US investment; manufacturing; gene therapy; R&D; Ocrevus; Hemlibra; Vabysmo

Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline

Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease

ESMO Spotlight: Flagship ADCs move into early-stage cancer to validate chemo-displacement ambitions

ESMO 2025; antibody-drug conjugates; ADCs; early-stage cancer; chemo-displacement; trastuzumab deruxtecan; ENHERTU; datopotamab deruxtecan; DATROWAY; breast cancer; HER2-positive; triple-negative breast cancer; biomarkers; toxicity management

Sanofi’s efdoralprin alfa (INBRX-101) achieves all endpoints in Phase 2 alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) trial

Sanofi; efdoralprin alfa; INBRX-101; AATD; alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; Phase 2; Inhibrx; acquisition; rare disease; plasma-derived therapy; Zemaira