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UK ‘gaining pace’ with early-stage trials for advanced therapies
CGT Catapult research shows an increase in phase I/II trials, led by oncology but with clear growth in other disease areas such as inflammation.
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WuXi Biologics partners with HanchorBio on next-gen immunotherapies
The CRDMO will support the biotech company’s work on next-generation immunotherapies for oncology and autoimmune diseases.
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Hoth Therapeutics’ topical therapy shines in cancer toxicity trial
Achieves 100 percent response in phase II data highlighting HT-001's potential as a supportive oncology treatment to address a common EGFR therapy burden.
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Moderna-Merck & Co cancer vaccine with Keytruda shows late-stage promise
New phase IIb data highlights the combination’s potential to offer improved efficiency to high-risk melanoma patients.
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AbbVie licenses novel bispecific antibody from RemeGen for $5bn
New deal strengthens AbbVie's oncology portfolio, adding a new class of cancer therapeutics to its inventory.
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Bicycle Therapeutics strikes uranium deal for sustainable radiopharmaceuticals
UK biotech commits to scale up of 228Th extraction and a long-term supply agreement to facilitate production of thousands of doses of 212Pb for cancer therapies annually.
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CHMP recommends cancer medicines by SFL Pharmaceuticals and Serum Life Science Europe
The EMA’s human medicines committee also recommended approval of drugs by GSK, Moderna, STADA, Lupin Europe and Cytokinetics.
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Takeda expands its ADC and immuno-oncology pipeline as Innovent deal closes
The $11bn collaboration with the Chinese biopharma company gives Takeda the rights to several next-generation candidates.
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Bristol Myers Squibb wins fifth US approval for CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi
The FDA’s latest authorisation makes it the most widely approved of any CD19-directed CAR T therapy in cancer.
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Johnson & Johnson targets oncology portfolio with $3bn Halda acquisition
Acquisition of the US biotech gives Johnson & Johnson rights to clinical-stage precision treatments for solid tumours.
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Novartis opens third US radioligand manufacturing facility
California site adds to the Swiss pharma company’s operations in Florida and Texas.
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Ipsen strikes €1bn deal to acquire French biotech ImCheck Therapeutics
The move will boost its oncology pipeline, adding a potential first-in-class anti-BTN3A monoclonal antibody for acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Keytruda post-surgery could halt return of distant tumours in rare skin cancer
Merck & Co’s anti-PD-1 immunotherapy showed evidence at ESMO of its ability to prevent cancer recurrence in Merkel cell carcinoma.
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AstraZeneca and Daiichi’s Datroway gets phase III breast cancer boost
Companies’ first-line ambitions for the antibody drug conjugate buoyed by the TROPION-Breast02 clinical trial.
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Genmab makes $8bn acquisition to boost late-stage antibody therapy pipeline
The deal will support the biotech in its plans to advance bispecific antibody petosemtamab in multiple oncology indications.
