Arcus Biosciences Inc. and partner Gilead Sciences Inc. are scrapping phase III work with anti-TIGIT antibody domvanalimab after an independent data monitoring committee said the drug will fail in gastric and esophageal cancers.
The cardiomyositis that is a rare adverse effect of mRNA-based COVID vaccines is due to immune cell activity as a result of increased levels of the chemokines CXCL10 and interferon-γ (IFN-γ). Blocking CXCL10 and IFN-γ could prevent muscle cell damage in cell culture, and cardiomyositis in animal models. The findings, reported in the Dec. 10, 2025, issue of Science Translational Medicine, suggest a way of mitigating the risk of cardiomyositis.
Restricting the recommended use of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. wasn’t enough. Now the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is trying to get the FDA to revoke the BLAs for all versions of the Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc.-Biontech SE COVID-19 vaccines.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, and other regulatory decisions and designations: Ajax, Amneal, Beren, Boehringer, Fondazione, GSK, Kane, Sagimet, USAntibiotics.
The U.S. FTC is taking a bow after Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. asked the FDA to remove more than 200 patent listings from the agency’s Orange Book.