AstraZeneca’s Truqap (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) has been approved in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of adult patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2‑negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with one or more PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN-alterations following recurrence or…
AbbVie announced that the independent directors of the board have selected Roxanne Austin as lead independent director, effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Austin succeeds Glenn F. Tilton, who has served as lead independent director since 2013. Mr. Tilton will continue to serve…
Gilead Sciences announced topline results from an interim analysis of its pivotal, Phase 3 PURPOSE 1 trial indicating that the company’s twice-yearly injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, lenacapavir, demonstrated 100% efficacy for the investigational use of HIV prevention in cisgender women.…
Sanofi will present new data from its hemophilia portfolio at the 32nd Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), taking place June 22-26, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand. Notable presentations on ALTUVIIIO [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Fc-VWF-XTEN Fusion Protein]…
Gilead Sciences announced data from the Phase 2b MYR204 open-label study assessing the efficacy and safety of the first-in-class entry inhibitor bulevirtide as monotherapy and in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PegIFN), in adults living with compensated chronic hepatitis delta…
Roche announced today new five-year data confirming the sustained efficacy and safety profile of Evrysdi® (risdiplam) in children with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from the open-label extension of the pivotal FIREFISH study. By the end of Year 5,…
Eli Lilly and Company announced that Melissa Seymour, MBA will join the company as executive vice president of Global Quality and member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective July 22, 2024. Seymour currently serves as the chief quality officer for…
GSK announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Arexvy (Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine, Adjuvanted) for the prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) in adults 50 through 59 years of age who are at increased risk. In…
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced breakthrough results from a survodutide Phase II trial sub-analysis that demonstrate up to 64.5% of adults with fibrosis stages F2 and F3 (moderate to advanced scarring) achieved an improvement in fibrosis without worsening of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis…
As part of Sanofi’s commitment to developing a diverse portfolio of best-in-class vaccines, the company has entered into a co-exclusive licensing agreement with Novavax, a biotechnology company headquartered in Maryland, US. The terms of the agreement include: a co-exclusive license to co-commercialize Novavax’s current stand-alone adjuvanted…