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Celgene signs $1.5bn partnership with Immatics to fight cancer with engineered T-cell therapies

August 29, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, Celgene, immatics, immunotherapy, pharma

Celgene and biopharma firm Immatics Biotechnologies have announced that they have entered a partnership valued at a potential $1.5 billion …

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Sea snail chemical could be used as preventative treatment for bowel cancer, study shows

August 28, 2019
Research and Development Australia, Cancer, bowel cancer, pharma, research

A chemical produced by Australian sea snails is showing promise as a potential treatment for cancer, according to researchers from …

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi flops in advanced treatment-naive non-small cell lung cancer

August 21, 2019
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, lung cancer, pharma

New data have emerged illustrating that AstraZeneca’s anti-CTLA4 antibody Imfinzi (durvalumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint when used in …

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Celgene’s Inrebic becomes second FDA-approved therapy for rare bone marrow disorder

August 19, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cerlgene, FDA, Inrebic, pharma, rare disease

Celgene is celebrating the approval in the US of its Janus kinase (JAK) 2 inhibitor Inrebic (fedratinib) in the treatment …

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Roche’s cancer drug Rozlytrek scores double approval from FDA

August 16, 2019
Medical Communications Cancer, Roche, Rozlytrek, lung cancer, oncology

The FDA has approved Roche’s Rozlytrek (entrectinib) as a treatment for adults with ROS1-positive, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …

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Lynparza extends progression-free survival in first-line advanced ovarian cancer, with or without BRCA mutations

August 14, 2019
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD, lynparza, ovarian cancer, pharma

New Phase 3 data has emerged on AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib), showing that the PARP inhibitor achieved its primary …

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MSD teams up with Harvard University to discover novel immune system pathways to fight cancer

August 13, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, Harvard, MSD, Merck, immuno-oncology, oncology, pharma

A new partnership between MSD and Harvard University hopes to combine the expertise of both parties to carve a path …

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AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso improves overall survival in lung cancer in Phase 3 trial

August 9, 2019
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, Cancer, Tagrisso, lung cancer, oncology, pharma

AstraZeneca has said its cancer drug Tagrisso significantly improved overall survival in a Phase 3 study of patients with lung …

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Transgene terminates oncolytic IO combo trial in advanced liver cancer

August 8, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, Transgene, clinical trials, liver cancer, pharma

Biotech firm Transgene has announced its decision to terminate a study investigating the efficacy of its oncolytic immunotherapy product Pexa-Vec …

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Medicare will cover CAR-T therapies in United States

August 8, 2019
Sales and Marketing CAR-T therapies, Cancer, Gilead, Kymriah, Medicare, Novartis, keytruda, pharma

Medicare will cover the cost of Novartis’ and Gilead’s CAR-T therapies Kymriah and Yescarta, the US Centers for Medicare and …

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Keytruda/chemo combo recommended for first-line lung cancer via Cancer Drugs Fund

August 8, 2019
Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, MSD, NHS, NICE, UK, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has secured recommendation from NICE for inclusion on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in combination with chemotherapy …

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NICE recommends Pierre Fabre’s Nerlynx in adjuvant HER2+ breast cancer

August 7, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NCIE, NHS, Nerlynx, Pierre Fabre, UK, breast cancer

Pierre Fabre’s Nerlynx (neratinib) has been recommended by NICE as a new option for NHS patients with early hormone-receptor-positive, human …

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Additional data for Boehringer’s Giotrif combo shows strong overall survival benefit in lung cancer sub-population

August 5, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, Cancer, giotrif, lung cancer, pharma

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has released new interim data from a real-world evidence study investigating the efficacy of Giotrif/Gilotrif (afatinib) …

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Daiichi Sankyo’s Turalio becomes first FDA-approved therapy for rare tumour

August 5, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Daiichi Sankyo, FDA, Turalio, US, pharma, rare cancer

Daiichi Sankyo has seen its CSF1R inhibitor Turalio (pexidartinib) approved by the FDA in the treatment of symptomatic tenosynovial giant …

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Roche’s Tecentriq meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 bladder cancer trial

August 5, 2019
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, bladder cancer, immunotherapy, oncology, tecentriq

Roche has said its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (Atezolizumab), when used in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, significantly reduced the risk of …

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