Pharmacologic Substance
GSK to Lay Off 150 Employees in Cambridge, Massachusetts Amid Vaccine Manufacturing Shift
GSK; layoffs; Cambridge Massachusetts; vaccine manufacturing; site transfer; Marietta Pennsylvania; pharmaceutical industry; biotech employment
AstraZeneca Highlights Survival Benefit for Tagrisso Combo Amid Competition in Lung Cancer
AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; lung cancer; Johnson & Johnson; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; overall survival; chemotherapy combination; FLAURA2 trial; life-extension benefit
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
Sanofi Tightens Grip on RSV with $1.15B Upfront Acquisition of Vicebio, Diversifying Beyond mRNA Vaccines
Sanofi; Vicebio; acquisition; RSV; human metapneumovirus; combination vaccine; Molecular Clamp technology; non-mRNA vaccine; vaccine pipeline; respiratory vaccines
Replimune’s Shares Plunge After FDA Rejects Melanoma Drug Application
Replimune; RP1; FDA rejection; melanoma; cancer drug; Complete Response Letter; clinical trial design; objective response rate; share price drop
AstraZeneca Unveils $50 Billion U.S. Investment, Including Major Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
AstraZeneca; investment; United States; Virginia plant; manufacturing; R&D; tariffs; chronic diseases; job creation; pharmaceuticals
Alkermes Advances Narcolepsy Therapy with Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Alixorexton
Alkermes; narcolepsy; alixorexton; Phase 2 trial; orexin 2 receptor agonist; narcolepsy type 1; normative wakefulness; late-stage testing; Vibrance-1 study; cataplexy; excessive daytime sleepiness
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 Committee Rejects Lundbeck and Otsuka’s PTSD Bid for Rexulti
Lundbeck; Otsuka; Rexulti; FDA advisory committee; PTSD; brexpiprazole; sertraline; clinical trials; drug efficacy; setback
Viatris Ophthalmic Drug Fails Phase 3 for Blepharitis; Company Weighs Next Steps
Viatris; ophthalmic drug; Phase 3 study; blepharitis; MR-139; clinical trial failure; drug development; pimecrolimus; pipeline; strategic review