Sanofi’s investigational Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor SAR442168 hit the mark in a mid-stage multiple sclerosis trial.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in combination with Rituxan (rituximab) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma patients who are new to therapy.

Biogen successfully fended off a patent challenge from generic company Mylan over the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tecfidera.

A late-stage trial failed to show that BeiGene Ltd.’s cancer treatment Brukinsa was superior to Imbruvica, a rival drug from Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie Inc., for treating WM.

AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) hit the mark in a Phase III trial of previously treated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of J&J announced the U.S. FDA approval of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in combination with rituximab for the treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.

BeiGene Ltd. announced that the commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company’s investigational BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, announced that the Phase 3 iLLUMINATE (PCYC-1130) trial met its primary endpoint of improvement in progression-free survival.