The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to March 11, 2022

13 March 2022

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

Research developments were significant among last week’s news, with US biotech Gilead Sciences presenting a bullish view on the TROPICS-02 Phase III trial of its cancer drug Trodelvy, but analysts were not that convinced. French drug major Sanofi and its partner Swedish Orphan Biovitrum released strong new Phase III results for their hemophilia A candidate efanesoctocog alfa. And US drug developer Venatorx came out with positive Phase III results for its urinary tract infection combination – cefepime-taniborbactam. Also of note, Voyager Therapeutics has signed a licensing and research deal that could be worth $1.5 billion with Novartis, for the Swiss pharma giant to get rights to its novel capsids focussed on CNS diseases.

Gilead’s TROPICS readout makes investors sweat

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