South San Francisco-based Allogene Therapeutics released some early data from the company’s UNIVERSAL clinical trial of ALLO-715 for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
ADC Therapeutics SA announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for loncastuximab tesirine (Lonca) for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Gilead Sciences Inc. is nearing a deal to buy biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics Inc. for more than $20 billion in a deal that would further expand Gilead’s portfolio of cancer treatments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Research published in Lancet Oncology analyzed how the risk of death from Covid-19 varies by tumor subtype and patient demographics.
Novartis drug candidate asciminib notched a trial win against Pfizer’s Bosulif as the Swiss drugmaker pushes to expand medicines for chronic myeloid leukemia in patients for whom other treatments stopped working.
Bristol Myers Squibb announced that the Phase III IDHENTIFY trial of Idhifa (enasidenib) plus best supportive care compared to conventional care did not meet the primary endpoint of overall survival in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 mutation.
Verastem signed a definitive deal to sell the company’s global commercial and development rights for Copiktra (duvelisib) to Secura Bio.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental treatment Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) for a common form of blood cancer.
Novartis CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah met the primary endpoint at an interim analysis of a phase II trial in patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, the Swiss drugmaker said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved MorphoSys and Incyte’s Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix) in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from low grade lymphoma, and who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
