Rocket Pharmaceuticals Cuts 30% of Staff, Refocuses on Heart Gene Therapies

Rocket Pharmaceuticals; layoffs; restructuring; 30% workforce reduction; cardiovascular gene therapy; adeno-associated virus (AAV); Danon disease; PKP2-associated cardiomyopathy; BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy; operating cost reduction; Fanconi Anemia; Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; KRESLADI

Dispatch Bio Launches with $216M and CAR-T Pioneer Carl June to Advance Universal Solid Tumor Immunotherapy

Dispatch Bio; solid tumors; immunotherapy; CAR-T; Carl June; Series A funding; Flare platform; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; ARCH Venture Partners; universal cancer treatment

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

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

Pfizer, Astellas’ Xtandi Combo Extends Survival in Early Prostate Cancer

Pfizer; Astellas; Xtandi; Enzalutamide; prostate cancer; overall survival; combination therapy; leuprolide; non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC); EMBARK study; biochemical recurrence (BCR)