Pharmacologic Substance
FDA Approves GSK’s Blenrep for Multiple Myeloma Treatment, Marking a Market Return
Blenrep; GSK; FDA Approval; Multiple Myeloma; Bortezomib; Dexamethasone
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
Moderna Halts Development of CMV Vaccine After Phase 3 Failure
Moderna; CMV vaccine; mRNA-1647; Phase 3 trial; Congenital cytomegalovirus; Vaccine efficacy; Clinical trial failure
Drugmakers Push US Expansion After Trump’s 100% Pharma Tariff Threat
Trump tariff; pharmaceuticals; US manufacturing; branded drugs; drugmakers; Genentech; Roche; Novo Nordisk; Section 232; supply chain
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