Novartis' CAR-T therapy Kymriah racked up back-to-back approvals in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and large B-cell lymphoma a few years ago, but hasn't added to its label since.
Pfizer is the latest big pharma company to take a position on drugs that target CD47 – a 'don't eat me' signal that protects cancer cells from being attacked by the immune system.
Bristol Myers Squibb has scored a win in its drive to get Opdivo into earlier lines of cancer therapy, getting FDA approval for the drug for post-surgical treatment of invasive bladder canc
The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline's latecomer PD-1 inhibitor Jemperli for a second use that will significantly extend the patient population eligible for treatment with the drug.
Merck & Co has extended its range of cancer medicines in the US after claiming FDA approval for Welireg – a drug it acquired as part of its $2.2 billion takeover of Peloton Therapeutics