Takeda secured another label expansion for the kinase inhibitor, this time in the first-line setting for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Since Roche’s Zelboraf gained (vemurafenib) FDA approval in 2011, significant strides have been made in BRAF-targeted cancer therapies, underscoring the significance of combating BRAF mutations in melanoma. Against this backdrop, Pfizer’s Braftovi (encorafenib) is positioned to secure a dominant 42% share of the BRAF inhibitors market for melanoma by 2028, underscoring its pivotal role in cancer therapy.
The company posted revenues of 3.819 billion euros ($4.14 billion), down by more than three-quarters compared to 2022, and net profit of 930.3 million euros, 90% lower than a year earlier.
Following in the footsteps of Bristol Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca on Tuesday jumped into the radiopharmaceuticals space by acquiring Fusion Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth $2.4 billion.
New late-stage trial results for GSK’s Jemperli show improved overall and progression-free survival in a broader range of endometrial cancer patients, which could lead to a potential label expansion.
Yesterday’s approval comes months after Novartis turned its back on tislelizumab, returning global rights to BeiGene. The companies signed a collaboration contract for tislelizumab in January 2021, but ran into several regulatory roadblocks.
The FDA approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s Breyanzi for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic leukemia prior to Friday’s adcomm for the company’s other CAR-T therapy, Abecma.
A company executive stated that Gilead will be able to quadruple production of its cell therapy cancer treatments by 2026 due to improvements in the U.S. biotech’s manufacturing processes.
The collaboration will include the development of computational pathology algorithms powered by AI and machine learning (ML) that connect baseline pathology data, such as molecular tumor profiles, with clinical data, such as patient outcomes, to enable better patient identification, stratification, and selection for clinical trials.
Merck & Co said it plans to conduct clinical trials testing its human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil 9 to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a single-dose regimen compared to the approved three-dose regimen.
