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Novartis has unveiled further data for Fabhalta (iptacopan), reinforcing its position in the paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) market and adding momentum to the oral drug’s expanding presence across rare blood and kidney disorders. 13 June 2025
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Japanese biotech Nxera Pharma has received a $15 million payment from Neurocrine Biosciences after the first patient was dosed in a Phase III study of NBI-1117568, a potential new treatment for schizophrenia. 3 June 2025
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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
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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
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US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved a new Opdivo (nivolumab) formulation associated with a new route of administration (subcutaneous use [SC]), a new pharmaceutical form (solution for injection) and a new strength (600 mg/vial). 2 June 2025
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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
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US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb has entered into an agreement for the global co-development and co-commercialization of German biotech BioNTech’s (Nasdaq: BNTX) investigational bispecific antibody BNT327 across numerous solid tumor types. 2 June 2025
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Netherlands-based biotech VectorY Therapeutics, which is developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the appointment of Jessica Atkinson as Chief Business Officer (CBO). 2 June 2025
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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
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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
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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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The benefits from Eli Lilly’s Kisluna (donanemab) remain too small to justify the additional cost to the National Health Service (NHS), said the UK health technology assessor the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which also rejected Japanese drugmaker Eisai and US biotech Biogen Leqembi (lecanemab) for the same reason. 19 June 2025
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