R&D/Clinical Trials

Results from the Phase III CheckMate -77T trial show that Opdivo (nivolumab) plus chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant Opdivo produced statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in event-free survival in patients with resectable stage IIA to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) is a noval PROTAC ER degrader found to harness the body’s own natural protein disposal system to eliminate disease-causing proteins.

In a Phase I trial, data suggest that Amgen's maridebart cafraglutide (MariTide) may allow patients to take lower and less frequent doses over time while still maintaining significant weight loss.

Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma administered Blenrep combined with bortezomib plus dexamethasone experienced a 59% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with the standard of care.

BioNTech SE and Duality Biologics' next-generation antibody-drug conjugate is being evaluated for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer previously administered one to three systemic treatment regimens.

The FDA assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of June 7, 2024, to an application that would expand the indication of Arexvy to include adults 50-59 years with an increased risk of respiratory syncytial virus-related lower respiratory tract disease.

UV1 plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) and nivolumab (Opdivo) produced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful survival improvement in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

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The biologics license application for afamitresgene autoleucel, an engineered T-cell receptor drug, was assigned a PDUFA date of August 4, 2024.

BST02 is the first tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for the treatment of all types of liver cancer to have advanced to the clinical trial stage.

DELFI-Tumor Fraction assay was developed to improve noninvasive assessment of tumor burden and monitoring of treatment efficacy and resistance in patients with advanced cancers.

Rusfertide is currently in a pivotal Phase III clinical trial as a potential first-in-class treatment for polycythemia vera.

Vabysmo is the first bispecific antibody approved to treat ocular conditions such as diabetic macular edema and wet age-related macular degeneration.

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Darzalex Faspro has previously been approved by the FDA for eight indications in multiple myeloma.

Approval sought for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the first-line treatment of adults with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, which would be the first approved combination alternative to platinum-containing chemotherapy for this patient population.

This is Takeda's second approval in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy this month after the FDA approved HyQvia to protect against relapse of neuromuscular disability and impairment in this patient population.

SRP-5051 administered every four weeks produced higher increases in dystrophin and exon skipping compared to eteplirsen dosed weekly in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy amenable to exon 51 skipping.

More than 1600 trials are currently evaluating Keytruda across a range of cancer types and treatment settings.

Enhertu has been approved by the FDA for indications in breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Study finds that individuals who took GLP-1 agonists for a long duration had a lower risk of going on to develop more severe forms of liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Phase IIIb trial of Tremfya demonstrated rapid improvements in multiple areas of scalp psoriasis at 16 weeks.

Obecabtagene autoleucel is chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy under evaluation for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The EVOKE-01 trial compared Trodelvy with docetaxel for the treatment of patients with metastatic or advanced non-small cell lung cancer who progressed on or following platinum-based chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

NK010 is reportedly the first Chinese trial of its kind to be approved by the FDA.

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The Osteoboost device has been shown to slow the loss of bone strength and density in postmenopausal women with osteopenia.

Opdivo plus Yervoy shows promise in treating patients with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer.

Study reportedly demonstrates the encouraging safety profile of satri-cel, the first autologous Claudin18.2 CAR T cell therapy.

Today's FDA approval amends a previously granted accelerated approval for Balversa (erdafitinib) to treat patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose tumors harbor FGFR3 or FGFR2 alterations following prior platinum-based chemotherapy.