Novartis’ attempt to treat cancer with the anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab was always a long shot, but it’s nevertheless a disappointing feeling when things don’t work out.
Merck & Co has voluntarily withdrawn its Keytruda immunotherapy from a lung cancer niche in the US, amid a crackdown by the FDA on drugs approved without the required post-marketing dat
US biotech Day One has taken ownership of a cancer drug that has been languishing in Merck KGaA’s pipeline for years, in the hope of giving it a new lease of life.
The FDA is to begin a fast review of Incyte’s Jakafi (ruxolitinib) for patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which cannot be treated with steroids.
A pharma company’s core mission is to improve patient outcomes. This hinges on effectively influencing HCP clinical behaviour and driving disease education.