Breakthrough Therapy
Daiichi and Merck’s Lung Cancer ADC Achieves 48% Response Rate in Pivotal Trial
Daiichi Sankyo; Merck & Co.; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; IDeate-Lung01; objective response rate; accelerated approval; progression-free survival; overall survival; FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront
Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments
A New Dawn for Psychedelics: Compass Pathways Nears Major Phase 3 Psilocybin Results
Compass Pathways; COMP360; psilocybin; treatment-resistant depression; phase 3 trial; psychedelic therapy; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; mental health innovation
Kura Oncology’s Ziftomenib Achieves Phase 2 Success in AML, Paving Way for Dual-Track Phase 3 Program
Ziftomenib, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), NPM1 mutation, KMT2A rearrangement, Phase 3 trials, KOMET-001, KOMET-017, Menin inhibitor, Breakthrough Therapy Designation
FDA Approves Imfinzi for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer, Marking First Systemic Immunotherapy for LS-SCLC
Imfinzi (durvalumab), Limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC), FDA approval, Systemic immunotherapy, ADRIATIC Phase III trial, Breakthrough Therapy Designation, Priority Review
Cybin’s Psychedelic Breakthroughs: Advancing Mental Health Treatments
Cybin, psychedelic therapeutics, mental health treatments, deuterated psilocybin, deuterated DMT, clinical trials, FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation.