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Breast cancer treatments by AstraZeneca (AZ)/Daiichi Sankyo and Gilead are grabbing headlines at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology this week. Read More
Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) and AbbVie’s blockbuster cancer drug Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus chemotherapy significantly slashed cancer spread in older patients suffering from mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in a phase 3 study. Read More
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Orencia (abatacept) and Janssen’s Remicade (infliximab) reduced the risk of death among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by around 40 percent, according to a study commissioned by the National Institutes of Health. Read More
Eight years after it shelved darapladib, GSK has sold the failed cardiovascular drug to startup SciNeuro Pharmaceuticals as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s-associated cognitive decline. Read More
A two-week course of Sage Therapeutics’ investigational antidepressant zuranolone improved symptoms of postpartum depression as quickly as 3 days after initiating treatment, with the benefits sustained up to 45 days, the company said. Read More
The FDA has put the squeeze on Sanofi’s first steps toward an over-the-counter (OTC) version of Cialis (tadalafil), Eli Lilly’s once-blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug. Read More
In an effort to prepare for future health emergencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a resolution geared toward delivering higher quality data and improving the conduct and coordination of clinical trials around the world. Read More
Zealand Pharma will bring a new form of its antihypoglycemia drug Zealogue (dasiglucagon) to the FDA as a potential treatment for children with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). Read More
SpringWorks unveiled some good news this week with positive topline data supporting its investigational antitumor drug nirogacestat in patients with progressing desmoid tumors. Read More