Quantitative Concept
Corcept Highlights Survival Benefit Despite ALS Trial’s Missed Primary Endpoint
Corcept Therapeutics; dazucorilant; ALS; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; DAZALS trial; survival benefit; phase 2 study; ALSFRS-R; ENCALS 2025
Gilead Bolsters Trodelvy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer With Practice-Changing Keytruda Combo Win
Gilead Sciences; Trodelvy; Keytruda; triple-negative breast cancer; TNBC; antibody-drug conjugate; immunotherapy; progression-free survival; ASCO 2025; phase 3 trial; practice-changing; combination therapy
ASCO 2025: Amgen’s Imdelltra Cuts Small Cell Lung Cancer Death Risk by 40% Versus Chemo
ASCO 2025; Amgen; Imdelltra; tarlatamab-dlle; lung cancer; small cell lung cancer; death risk reduction; overall survival; Phase 3 trial
Bicara’s Ficerafusp Alfa Shows 46% 2-Year Survival Rate for Head and Neck Cancer Subset at ASCO 2025
ASCO 2025; Bicara Therapeutics; ficerafusp alfa; head and neck cancer; PD-L1; overall survival; antibody therapy; Keytruda; tumor shrinkage
Keros Therapeutics Halts Pulmonary Hypertension Drug After Safety Issues, Cuts 45% of Workforce
Keros Therapeutics; cibotercept; pulmonary arterial hypertension; PAH; layoffs; pericardial effusion; drug development halt; cost savings; biotech sector
Merck, Daiichi Sankyo Withdraw FDA Application for HER3-Targeting ADC After Survival Endpoint Miss
Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; patritumab deruxtecan; HER3 ADC; FDA application; non-small cell lung cancer; clinical trial; overall survival; application withdrawal
Trump Taps Dr. Oz as Lead Negotiator for ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing Policy
Trump; Dr. Mehmet Oz; Most Favored Nation; drug pricing; CMS; pharmaceutical negotiations; healthcare policy; drug costs
Prothena Halts Drug and Plans Major Layoffs After Second Rare Disease Trial Failure
Prothena; birtamimab; AL amyloidosis; Phase III trial; drug failure; layoffs; biotech; spending cuts; business options
GlycoEra Raises $130M to Advance Protein Degraders Toward Clinic
GlycoEra; protein degraders; $130 million funding; autoimmune diseases; GE8820; IgG4 autoantibodies; Novo Holdings; clinical trial; precision immunology
Merus Phase 2 Data: Analysts See Strong Survival in Head & Neck Cancer, ‘Home Run’ Hopes Emerge
Merus; petosemtamab; Phase 2; overall survival; head and neck cancer; Pembrolizumab; Keytruda; clinical trial; analyst reaction; home run scenario