Alteogen Inc. scored another deal for its human recombinant enzyme, ALT-B4, on Nov. 8, reeling in Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. in a potential $300 million deal including $20 million up front and up to $280 million in milestone payments, along with royalties based on net sales.
In a pipeline shakeup, Tango Therapeutics Inc. has halted enrollment in a phase I/II study in order to push two other brain cancer drugs into development. TNG-908 had success in treating non-CNS solid tumors such as non-small-cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer but missed the minimum pharmacokinetic exposure in clinical efficacy for treating glioblastoma.
Astrazeneca plc’s China president, Leon Wang, is under investigation in mainland China, the company said in an Oct. 30 statement. Although details are scant, Astrazeneca said Wang is “cooperating with an ongoing investigation by Chinese authorities,” and the company’s China operations will continue under the leadership of the current general manager of Astrazeneca China.
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the inflammation of blood vessels, and it has been demonstrated that myeloperoxidase (MPO) is one of the major disease drivers of AAV, as it is a neutrophil surface protein that binds to ANCA.
Researchers from Astrazeneca plc recently reported preclinical data for AZD-3470, a second-generation MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor currently in early clinical development for the treatment of patients with MTAP-deficient solid tumors (NCT06130553) and hematological cancers (NCT06137144).
Astrazeneca plc’s China president, Leon Wang, is under investigation in mainland China, the company said in an Oct. 30 statement. Although details are scant, Astrazeneca said Wang is “cooperating with an ongoing investigation by Chinese authorities,” and the company’s China operations will continue under the leadership of the current general manager of Astrazeneca China.
Clostridioides difficile, a spore-forming and anaerobic gram-positive bacterium, causes a wide-spectrum diarrheal disease that can ultimately lead to life-threatening conditions such as toxic megacolon or colonic perforation.
Genentech Inc. didn’t need to wait until Thanksgiving for the U.S. FDA to make up its mind. More than a month ahead of its PDUFA date, the agency approved the firm’s first-line breast cancer treatment, Itovebi (inavolisib), providing the oral therapy a place with other niched therapies from Astrazeneca plc and Novartis AG. Itovebi is to be combined with Pfizer Inc.’s palbociclib (Ibrance) and Faslodex (fulvestrant, Astrazeneca) for adults with endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Astrazeneca plc is adding a preclinical-stage candidate to its cardiovascular pipeline via a potentially $2 billion licensing agreement with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., which includes a $100 million up-front payment for rights to YS-2302018, an oral Lp(a) disruptor. It’s an impressive figure for such an early program, but the Cambridge, U.K.-based pharma hailed the small molecule’s potential against a range of indications, both alone and in combination regimens that could include PCSK9 inhibitor AZD-0780.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Astrazeneca plc for the global development, manufacture and commercialization of CSPC’s lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) inhibitor, YS-2302018, and any pharmaceutical or biological product subsequently developed that includes the compound.
