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Positive results have been presented from the LAURA Phase III trial on AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. 3 June 2024
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Eli Lilly has released updated data from its Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating olomorasib. 3 June 2024
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At the 2024 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Bristol Myers Squibb has announced promising results from the Phase III KRYSTAL-12 study. 3 June 2024
Biotechnology
US biotechs Gilead Sciences and Arcus Biosciences on Saturday announced longer-term efficacy and safety results from Arm A1 of the Phase II EDGE-Gastric study. 3 June 2024
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With a steady flow of oncology results emerging from the ongoing ASCO meeting, a company such as Pierre Fabre, which does not have major data to present, might not usually claim the spotlight. 3 June 2024
Biotechnology
Researchers from UK-based biotech Immunocore Holdings shared new data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting on Kimmtrak (tebentafusp-tebn), the first-ever treatment approved for metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM), showing there is treatment benefit for patients with stable disease and any confirmed tumor reduction. 3 June 2024
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US cancer-focussed firm Karyopharm Therapeutics presented updated exploratory subgroup analyses from the Phase III SIENDO study in patients with advanced or recurrent TP53 wild-type endometrial cancer at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). 2 June 2024
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US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) released new data from the Phase III MARIPOSA study demonstrating the efficacy of first-line treatment with Rybrevant (amivantamab) in combination with lazertinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. 1 June 2024
ASCO 2024
]S pharma giant Pfizer was trading more than 1% higher during Friday morning’s New York activity. 31 May 2024
Biotechnology
Swiss pharma giant Novartis today announced new data that confirm the long-term efficacy and safety of remibrutinib, a highly selective Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). 31 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
US genetic diseases and cancer drug developer BridgeBio Pharma has announced positive results of five new analyses of clinical endpoint events from its Phase III ATTRibute-CM study of acoramidis in transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). 30 May 2024
Biotechnology
With the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) now just days away, multiple large drugmakers have lifted the lid on data that they intend to present. 29 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swiss pharma giant Novartis advanced its rare kidney disease portfolio with results from the six-month, double-blind period of the Phase III APPEAR-C3G study of Fabhalta (iptacopan) at the European Renal Association (ERA) Congress. 25 May 2024
Biotechnology
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is set to commence on 2 June in Chicago, with the highly anticipated plenary session taking place on the Sunday. 22 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swiss cancer giant Novartis and German drugmaker Bayer are among the latest companies to lift the lid on upcoming data presentations at ASCO 2024. 17 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
German drugmaker Bayer will present positive results from the OASIS 1 and 2 studies at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today. 17 May 2024
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May 15, 2024
Texas, USA-based drugmaker Lexicon Pharmaceuticals saw its shares edge up 2.7% to by close of trading yesterday and a further 2% to $1.96 pre-market as its announced new research results on its heart failure drug. 15 May 2024
Pharmaceutical
More leading oncology companies have outlined their planned highlights for the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). 15 May 2024
Biotechnology
With the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) now only weeks away, more drugmakers and research groups are lifting the lid on data they intend to present at the event. 14 May 2024
Biotechnology
Shares of US biotech Cytokinetics fell 6.6% to $57.96 by late morning yesterday, after it announced new data on its heart drug aficamten. 14 May 2024
Biotechnology
Taiwanese biotech PharmaEssentia is preparing to seek an expanded US label for its long-acting interferon Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b) following new late-stage data that show the therapy outperforms anagrelide in treating essential thrombocythaemia (ET) after hydroxyurea failure. 3 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
Detailed results from the Phase III OASIS-4 study have found that Bayer’s elinzanetant showed a statistically significant reduction in the frequency of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS, also known as hot flushes) from baseline to week four and 12 compared to placebo, in women taking endocrine therapy to prevent hormone receptor (HR+) breast cancer. 2 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
Positive results from the SERENA-6 Phase III trial have shown that AstraZeneca’s camizestrant alongside a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib) led to a highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS). 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has announced results from ATOMIC, a Phase III trial evaluating standard chemotherapy alone or combined with Roche’s Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in patients who have surgically resected stage III colon cancer and deficient deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mismatch repair (dMMR). 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
With ASCO 2025 drawing toward its close in Chicago, Amsterdam-based biotech Avidicure is entering the spotlight with its first public data on a new class of cancer immunotherapies. The company’s lead program, AVC-S-101, is designed to target TROP2 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
US biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced detailed analyses from the Phase III C-POST trial, which evaluated PD-1 inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab) in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) after surgery. 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
AstraZeneca has reported positive findings from its Phase III MATTERHORN trial, spotlighting the potential of its immunotherapy Imfinzi (durvalumab) to significantly delay disease progression in patients with early-stage and locally advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers. 2 June 2025
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Arcus Biosciences is setting the stage for a high-stakes Phase III showdown in kidney cancer, after early results showed that nearly half of patients treated with its experimental therapy had a confirmed response. 2 June 2025
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US drugmaker Protagonist Therapeutics and Japan’s Takeda Pharma announced detailed results from the Phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled VERIFY study evaluating rusfertide in patients with polycythemia vera (PV), which met the primary and all key secondary endpoints. 2 June 2025
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Arvinas and Pfizer today announced detailed results from the Phase III VERITAC-2 clinical trial (NCT05654623) evaluating vepdegestrant monotherapy versus fulvestrant in adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2-) advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose disease progressed following prior treatment with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors and endocrine therapy. 2 June 2025
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US pharma giant Pfizer on Saturday announced statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful survival results from the Phase III BREAKWATER trial evaluating Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab (marketed as Erbitux) and mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation. 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca have released detailed Phase III results that could help position their HER2-targeting drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as the second-line standard of care for advanced gastric cancer. 2 June 2025
Biotechnology
In the run up to the 2025 annual ASCO meeting, IMUNON (Nasdaq: IMNN) is moving into a Phase III trial with its lead candidate IMNN-001. We interviewed president and chief executive Stacy Lindborg on the long path to this moment—and what may lie ahead in the evolving ovarian cancer treatment landscape. 28 May 2025
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Germany’s Merck KGaA today announced the presentation of detailed positive results from Part 1 of the global Phase III MANEUVER trial evaluating pimicotinib, a potentially best-in-class investigational colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) inhibitor in development by Abbisko Therapeutics, in the treatment of patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT). 28 May 2025
Biotechnology
French biotech ImCheck Therapeutics is preparing to showcase encouraging interim results for its investigational monoclonal antibody ICT01 at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, highlighting the compound’s potential to improve outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. 27 May 2025
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US biotech Syndeio Biosciences has launched with over $90 million in funding and a pipeline of synapse-targeting neurotherapies aimed at treating major depressive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, and other central nervous system (CNS) conditions. 27 May 2025
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Verastem Oncology has unveiled updated early-stage data from its RAMP 205 trial in metastatic pancreatic cancer, bolstering its efforts to broaden use of its dual-drug regimen, Avmapki Fakzynja Co-Pack, beyond its recently approved indication in a rare form of ovarian cancer. 23 May 2025
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Japanese drugmaker Astellas and US pharma giant Pfizer have announced longer-term follow-up results from an open-label extension of the Phase III ARCHES study. 23 May 2025
Biotechnology
Swiss pharma major Roche has reported updated results from its Phase III STARGLO trial, showing that a fixed-duration regimen of Columvi (glofitamab) combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GemOx) continues to deliver a notable survival benefit for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). 23 May 2025
Pharmaceutical
The oncology community’s biggest gathering returns to Chicago from May 30 to June 3, and all signs suggest the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting will be a watershed moment. 23 May 2025
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