Antibody-based drugs firm Genmab, noted for developing the blood cancer drug Darzalex with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit, is preparing for a $500 million US IPO.
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi cancer immunotherapy has hit the mark in a phase 3 trial in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, setting up a potential rivalry with Roche’s PD-L1 class drug Tecent
The Japanese regulator has approved Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib for certain patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), amid doubts over the outcome of a regulatory review in the US.
AstraZeneca has seen three of its drugs approved by the Japanese regulator – a new indication for its cancer drug Lynparza, and two new combination therapies for patients with chronic obstr