Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy

Merck & Co. Announces Keytruda Achieves First Overall Survival Benefit in Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Merck & Co.; Keytruda; pembrolizumab; ovarian cancer; platinum-resistant; overall survival; checkpoint inhibitor; KEYNOTE-B96 trial; progression-free survival; PD-L1

Merck Makes Strong Case for Winrevair in Earlier-Stage Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Patients After Positive Phase 3 HYPERION Results

Winrevair; Merck; HYPERION study; PAH; sotatercept; clinical worsening; early disease; activin signaling; FDA approval; Phase 3 trial

Merck Wins FDA Approval for Subcutaneous Keytruda as Exclusivity Challenges Approach

Merck; Keytruda; subcutaneous injection; FDA approval; Keytruda Qlex; patent expiration; biosimilars; checkpoint inhibitors; solid tumors; cancer immunotherapy

Merck Moves All R&D Operations Out of UK, Citing Unfavorable Environment

Merck; MSD; R&D relocation; UK life sciences; drug discovery; Brexit impact; London Bioscience Innovation Centre; Francis Crick Institute; government investment; layoffs

Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Decanoate Achieves Third Consecutive Phase 3 Success

Merck; oral PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide decanoate; Phase 3 trials; CORALreef Lipids; hypercholesterolemia; lowering LDL cholesterol; statin therapy; first oral PCSK9; clinical trial results