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Astellas Secures $1.34B Licensing Deal for CLDN18.2-Targeted ADC with Evopoint Biosciences
Astellas; Evopoint Biosciences; CLDN18.2; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; licensing deal; oncology; XNW27011
Merck Advances Middle Dose of ROR1 ADC in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL After Safety Review
Merck; ROR1; ADC; zilovertamab vedotin; middle dose; 1.75 mg/kg; relapsed DLBCL; refractory DLBCL; WaveLINE-003; safety; adverse events; clinical trial; ASCO 2025
Sanofi, Regeneron’s IL-33 Drug Fails One of Two COPD Studies, Casting Doubt on FDA Approval Timeline
Sanofi; Regeneron; COPD; itepekimab; IL-33; Phase 3 trials; AERIFY-1; AERIFY-2; FDA approval; clinical trial results
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
Analysts Downplay Intellia Adverse Event, but Gene Therapy Safety Remains Under Scrutiny
Intellia Therapeutics; gene therapy; safety event; adverse event; MAGNITUDE trial; liver transaminase; stock decline; ATTR-CM; gene editing; analyst response
Trump Administration Cancels Major Federal Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine
Trump administration; Moderna; bird flu vaccine; HHS; funding cancellation; mRNA vaccine; pandemic preparedness; H5 avian influenza
FDA Rejects Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug but Leaves Door Open for Accelerated Approval
FDA rejection; Stealth BioTherapeutics; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; accelerated approval; muscle strength endpoint; phase 2 trial; regulatory delay
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
iTeos to Shut Down Operations After TIGIT Therapy Setback
iTeos Therapeutics; TIGIT failure; GSK exit; clinical trial failure; belrestotug; asset sale; immuno-oncology; EOS-984; EOS-215; ENT1 obesity program
RFK Jr. Ends CDC Covid Vaccine Recommendations for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women
RFK Jr.; COVID-19 vaccine; recommendations; children; pregnant women; CDC; HHS Secretary; public health policy