Neoplasms
Kymera Faces Sanofi Setback but Secures $750M Gilead Oncology Deal
Kymera; Sanofi; Gilead; molecular glue degrader; CDK2; oncology; deal; protein degrader
Nuvalent Reports Positive Pivotal Data for ROS1-Targeted Lung Cancer Drug; Rolling FDA Submission Planned
Nuvalent; ROS1-positive lung cancer; zidesamtinib; FDA submission; ARROS-1 trial; NSCLC; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; objective response rate; brain metastases; oncology
Royalty Pharma Commits $2 Billion to Revolution Medicines for RAS Cancer Drug Development
Royalty Pharma; Revolution Medicines; daraxonrasib; $2 billion funding; RAS cancer; synthetic royalty; secured debt; clinical development; oncology; biotech funding
Recent Developments in Immune Profiling for Early Immuno-Oncology Trials
immune profiling; immuno-oncology; clinical trials; AI in immunotherapy; multi-omic strategies; tumor microenvironment; spatial proteomics; biomarker discovery; personalized medicine
BioNTech to Acquire CureVac in $1.25B All-Stock mRNA Deal
BioNTech; CureVac; acquisition; mRNA vaccines; cancer treatment; all-stock deal; Germany; biotechnology; oncology; COVID-19 vaccine
Antares Therapeutics Launches with $177M to Tackle ‘Undruggable’ Targets After Scorpion Spinout
Antares Therapeutics; Scorpion Therapeutics; biotech spinoff; $177M Series A; undruggable targets; oncology; precision medicine; Eli Lilly acquisition; preclinical pipeline
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Lays Off 20% of Staff Amid Pipeline Cutbacks
Recursion Pharmaceuticals; layoffs; pipeline cutbacks; biotech; workforce reduction; restructuring; rare diseases; oncology
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
Genentech Bets Again on Orionis With Potential $2B+ in Crowded Molecular Glue Space
Genentech; Orionis Biosciences; molecular glue; oncology; drug discovery; cancer; partnership; biotech; protein degraders; Allo-Glue platform
Pfizer Pays $1.25B Upfront to 3SBio, Joining the PD-1 x VEGF Race with Licensing Deal for SSGJ-707
Pfizer; 3SBio; PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody; SSGJ-707; oncology; upfront payment; licensing deal; cancer therapy; China; drug development