As debate continues to rage over the approval and pricing of the Alzheimer’s disease therapy Aduhelm (aducanumab), Biogen Inc. CEO Michel Vounatsos said his firm is “taking a position that is very responsible” but has “yet to be understood out there, and we have to do a better job.”
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Cilag Ltd. pharma unit has phase III data from its project combining the oral blood cancer drug Imbruvica (ibrutinib) with its blockbuster rival, Venclexta (venetoclax), in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which could give it an edge over competitors in the space.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress, including: Celltrion, Crispr, Daiichi Sankyo, Debiopharm, Janssen, Kite, Omeros, TG, Vertex, X4.
Beigene Ltd. unveiled positive interim results from its Alpine phase III trial comparing its small-molecule BTK inhibitor, Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), to Abbvie Inc.’s Imbruvica (ibrutinib), lending validity to one of the company’s most important development programs.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the European Hematology Association 2021 Virtual Congress, including: Abbvie, Acceleron, Agios, Alexion, Aptose, Autolus, Beigene, Bergenbio, Bluebird, BMS, Caelum, Celyad, Constellation, Curis, Editas, Equillium, Forma, Genentech, Global Blood, Imago, Imara, Immunicum, Keros, Menarini, Mustang, Novartis, Oryzon, Protagonist, Ryvu.
At the 2021 virtual annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), results of the VISION trial testing the addition of Novartis AG’s radiopharmaceutical Lutetium-177-PSMA-617 (Lutetium-PSMA) to individualized standard-of-care regimens in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer improved both overall survival and radiographic progression-free survival.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, including: Antengene.
Phase II data from Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc. in advanced melanoma at the recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology turned up an important relationship between previous anti-PD-1 therapy exposure and the durability of treatment response. Findings added weight to the idea that tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) should be deployed earlier in therapy.
With Pharmabcine Inc.’s anti-angiogenic antibody TTAC-0001 (olinvacimab) already in testing against recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and metastatic triple negative breast cancer, CEO Jin-San Yoo is now giving serious thought to starting trials to test it in children with brain tumors. Plans to begin four additional trials between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 are also underway.
For the second time, the biopharma industry’s largest event will be held virtually as BIO Digital 2021, with pandemic preparedness and infectious diseases a running theme throughout many of the scheduled sessions.
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