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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.
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Merck & Co scores European and US wins for Keytruda
The CHMP hands the cancer drug two new recommendations, and the FDA approves its subcutaneous use as Keytruda Qlex.
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WHO adds cancer and diabetes drugs to its essential medicines list
As an important policy tool, the new editions by the WHO mark a “significant” step in broadening access to new medicines with proven clinical benefits.
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European decentralised CAR T manufacturing consortium launched
EASYGEN is supported by EU funding andindustry partners that include Fresenius, Charles River, Cellix, Pro-Liance and TQ Therapeutics.
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Gilead’s Kite agrees $350m deal to acquire US biotech Interius BioTherapeutics
Will expand the company’s CAR T-cell therapy footprint and gain access next generation in vivo technology.
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Bristol Myers Squibb names new Head of Development
The new appointee has over twenty years of experience in biopharma and extensive senior expertise in oncology.
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Radioligand therapy could address multiple cancer types
The investigational dual-targeting treatment provided strong and durable delivery to tumours, allowing for a high dose of targeted radiation, early results show.
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Engineering scalable iPSC-NK therapies
Stefan Braam, Chief Technology Officer, Cellistic, explores the manufacturing and regulatory challenges of scalable, off-the-shelf iPSC-NK cell therapies.
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BioNTech and BMS partner to advance oncology deal worth over $10 billion
The agreement involves an immunotherapy candidate with potential to innovate treatment of multiple tumour types, stated BMS.
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CHMP meeting highlights – May 2025
The EMA’s committee has granted positive opinions for ten new treatments, including medicines for oncology indications and rare diseases.
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Boehringer agrees new partnership to advance first-in-class precision cancer therapies
The collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and Tessellate Bio seeks to address availability of targeted medicines for a cancer type shown to be difficult to treat.
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New EU guidance seeks to address radiopharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities
The recommendations are issued amid increasing pressure on the complex supply chain for radiopharmaceuticals, medicines which are used to treat conditions such as cancer.
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Innovative approach could improve cancer immunotherapy
A clinical trial is currently investigating the potential of CD40L-enhanced tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cancer therapy in non-small cell lung cancer.
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AstraZeneca cell therapy acquisition to advance in vivo therapies
The company’s new acquisition, valued up to $1 billion, supports development of in vivo cancer treatments and the future of cell therapy.
