Look back at pharma news in the week to March 6, 2020

8 March 2020

By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

US biotech Gilead Sciences stepped further into the immuno-oncology arena last week, announcing a $4.9 billion acquisition of Forty Seven Inc and its candidate magrolimab. On the regulatory front, Sanofi received US Food and Drug Administration for its multiple sclerosis drug Sarclisa isatuximab on Monday, some eight weeks earlier than expected. There was much reporting of developments on the novel coronavirus COVID-19, with Japan’s Takeda announcing a different approach to tackling the epidemic with plasma-based therapies via a candidate vaccine dubbed TAK-888. Also regarding research, there was disappointment for AstraZeneca, when its immune-oncology drug Imfinzi failed endpoints in a Phase III bladder cancer drug.

Gilead breaks M&A lull with ~$5 billion immuno-oncology deal

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