BMS, Bristol Myers Squibb

Bristol Myers Squibb on Saturday unveiled interim data from the Phase III open-label EMERGENT-4 study, showing that the investigational antipsychotic KarXT (xanomeline and trospium) can elicit significant and sustained symptom improvement in patients with schizophrenia.

The American College of Cardiology’s 73rd Annual Scientific Session & Expo (ACC24) took place over the weekend in Atlanta, spotlighting the latest and most impactful innovations in the field of cardiovascular care.

FDA

The FDA on Friday approved AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s antibody-drug conjugate Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) for the treatment of HER2-positive solid tumors in adults who have undergone prior systemic treatment and have no alternative treatment options.

Bristol Myers Squibb

Today the agency allowed the use of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) and 2seventybio’s cell therapy Abecma in less severely affected patients with a type of blood cancer.

Merck

Seeking a potential slice of the challenging KRAS market, Merck has launched a Phase III NSCLC trial of its oral G12C inhibitor MK-1084, in combination with Keytruda, in pursuit of Amgen and Bristol Myers Squibb.

AstraZeneca

Following disappointing Phase III results in less aggressive non-small cell lung cancer, AstraZeneca on Friday announced that Imfinzi improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer.

Novartis

If its label expansion is approved, earlier Pluvicto treatment may help patients avoid the toxic side effects of chemotherapy — and may open a larger market for the targeted treatment.

The conglomerate is focusing on building its cardiac health business and spent $16.6 billion to buy heart pump maker Abiomed in 2022 and $400 million to buy another heart-centric device maker Laminar.

The German drugmaker said it planned to reduce its customer-facing teams in favor of a hybrid in-person and virtual sales model by June 30, in large part because pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) had kept branded Humira on their lists of medicines for reimbursement.

FDA

Yesterday the agency announced the approval of Zevtera for treating Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.