Among significant research news last week, UK drug developer PureTech released positive new Phase IIb data on its deupirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. France’s Sanofi and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced encouraging new Phase IIb data for their duvakitug in inflammatory bowel disease. Meanwhile, Vertex Pharmaceuticals released Phase II results for its investigational sciatica treatment suzetrigine that failed to impress. Also of note, AbbVie announced strong Phase III results of tavapadon in early Parkinson’s disease. 22 December 2024
AstraZeneca and development partner Daiichi Sankyo have withdrawn a marketing authorization application for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in lung cancer. 24 December 2024
US pharma major Eli Lilly today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zepbound its (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity. 23 December 2024
AstraZeneca has secured European Commission approval for Tagrisso (osimertinib) to treat certain people with locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 23 December 2024
New York-based Nuvation Bio today announced that the FDA has accepted the company’s new drug application (NDA) for taletrectinib, an investigational next-generation ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for the treatment of advanced ROS1+ NSCLC (line agnostic), for priority review. 23 December 2024
US pharma giant Pfizer on Friday revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. 23 December 2024
Among significant research news last week, UK drug developer PureTech released positive new Phase IIb data on its deupirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. France’s Sanofi and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced encouraging new Phase IIb data for their duvakitug in inflammatory bowel disease. Meanwhile, Vertex Pharmaceuticals released Phase II results for its investigational sciatica treatment suzetrigine that failed to impress. Also of note, AbbVie announced strong Phase III results of tavapadon in early Parkinson’s disease. 22 December 2024
Epitopea, a UK and Canada-based cancer immunotherapeutics company, has partnered with nucleic acid delivery specialist Genevant Sciences to develop new RNA-based therapies targeting proprietary tumor antigens. 20 December 2024
UK pharma major GSK today released mixed headline results from the FIRST-ENGOT-OV44 Phase III trial evaluating Zejula (niraparib) and Jemperli (dostarlimab) in first line advanced ovarian cancer. 20 December 2024
Astellas Pharma has struck a licensing agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics to make use of its neurotropic adeno-associated virus capsid, STAC-BBB. 20 December 2024
The Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) in Mexico has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 5 December 2024
Venture capital firm BC Partners has entered into an agreement under which the private equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives will acquire a majority stake in Netherlands-based Synthon, from funds advised by BC Partners. 17 December 2024