The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to June 9, 2023

11 June 2023

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

As usual, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting held last week attracted a great deal of attention, among which were presentations related to AstraZeneca’ Tagrisso in lung cancer and Blueprint Medicines new VELA trial of BLU-222 in breast and lung cancer. Outside of ASCO, Mereo BioPharma and partner Ultragenyx released new data showing their setrusumab induced rapid bone production in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. US biotech FibroGen released disappointing Phase III result for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) candidate pamrevlumab. Also of note last week, US pharma giant Merck & Co filed a lawsuit challenging the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act.

AstraZeneca presents multiple notable presentations, including ADAURA, and DUO-O

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