Episode 64: The Complexities of Managing ADHD

The FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq for a subset of colon cancer patients, TRexBio and Retension Pharmaceuticals price new IPOs, and a Pharmaceutical Executive feature examines what it takes to turn precision medicine’s biological gains into deliverable therapies.

Ultragenyx sells a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher for $210 million, Viatris acquires Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion, and Peter Young surveys a steadying biopharma outlook.

Caribou Biosciences discontinues its two allogeneic CAR-T programs, Kamal Biswas makes the case for continuous quality management maturity, and FDA approves Pfizer’s Tukysa as a first-line maintenance therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Shionogi, Gate Bioscience, and Alector post a trio of new deals, Rajul Jain makes the case for social listening as a medical affairs strategic tool, and Doceree's Vijay Adapala argues that HCP engagement is a systems-design problem, not a communications one.

Trialbee CEO Matt Walz explores the current impact of AI in delivering practical gains in clinical development and reflects on its future potential, where enrollment predictability may be the biggest prize of all.

Jewel Jones warns that pharma catches patient disengagement too late, CSL and Alentis Therapeutics join Jiangsu Nhwa and Somnivera in a day of new licensing deals, and Corxel's Bo Liang calls GLP-1's leap to bariatric-surgery-level efficacy the biggest surprise in obesity medicine.

Foghorn Therapeutics and Eli Lilly discontinue their SMARCA2 degrader program, Novartis licenses Abogen's autoimmune mRNA therapy while AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, and Summit Therapeutics team up on a breast cancer combination trial, and Corxel's Bo Liang makes the case for oral GLP-1 therapies.