Pharmacologic Substance
Alector’s GSK-partnered dementia drug latozinemab fails in late-stage trial
Alector; GSK; latozinemab; dementia; frontotemporal dementia; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; progranulin; drug development
Takeda and Innovent Forge $1.2B Upfront Oncology Pact for Bispecific and ADC Therapies, Total Deal Valued Up to $11.4B
Takeda; Innovent Biologics; global strategic partnership; bispecific antibody; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); oncology; IBI363; IBI343; IBI3001; $1.2 billion upfront; $11.4 billion total deal; cancer therapy; co-development; milestone payments
Ipsen to Acquire ImCheck Therapeutics for €350 Million to Expand Immunotherapy Pipeline
Ipsen; ImCheck Therapeutics; acquisition; €350 million; €1 billion deal; immunotherapy; oncology pipeline; butyrophilin superfamily; ICT01; acute myeloid leukemia; monoclonal antibody; BTN3A
Exelixis’ Kinase Blocker Zanzalintinib Sets New Survival Standard in Third-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Paving Way for FDA Review
Exelixis; zanzalintinib; kinase inhibitor; colorectal cancer; STELLAR-303 trial; Tecentriq; regorafenib; overall survival; third-line therapy; FDA submission
Companies Struggle to Accelerate Production of Bespoke mRNA Therapies
bespoke mRNA therapies; personalized medicine; manufacturing challenges; cancer vaccines; scalability; manufacturing efficiency; cold chain logistics; regulatory complexity; mRNA production innovation; AI optimization
Iambic’s AI-Designed HER2 Inhibitor IAM1363 Shows Early Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated Patients
Iambic Therapeutics; AI-designed drug; IAM1363; HER2 inhibitor; cancer; clinical trial; Phase 1/1b; ESMO 2025; brain-penetrant; tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Roche’s Giredestrant Advances Oral SERD Debate at ESMO 2025
ESMO 2025; Giredestrant; Roche; Oral SERD; ER-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Weight-loss drug stocks drop after Trump pledges major price cuts
weight-loss drugs; ozempic; wegovy; novo nordisk; eli lilly; stock drop; drug pricing; trump administration; GLP-1
Achieve Life Sciences Appoints Erik Atkisson as Chief Legal Officer
Achieve Life Sciences; Erik Atkisson; Chief Legal Officer; Cytisinicline; FDA Approval
Tecentriq Demonstrates Survival Benefit in ctDNA-Guided Bladder Cancer Treatment at ESMO 2025
Tecentriq; atezolizumab; ctDNA-guided therapy; IMvigor011; bladder cancer; muscle-invasive bladder cancer; adjuvant treatment; overall survival; disease-free survival; ESMO 2025; Signatera; Genentech; Roche