Blueprint Medicines has new data for its lead cancer drug avapritinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) that set it on course for regulatory filings – and a close race to market wi
GlaxoSmithKline plans to carry out clinical trials on its pancreatic drug hopeful, GSK547, following promising results when treating mice and laboratory-grown tumour cells.
The FDA has granted a fast review for Roche/Genentech’s Tecentriq in combination with Celgene’s Abraxane for certain patients with tough-to-treat ‘triple negative’ breast cancer.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted AstraZeneca priority review for its ovarian cancer drug Lynparza – and the company has also revealed positive results for its diabetes
BeiGene’s plans for an early approval for BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib in the US and to start challenging Janssen/AbbVie’s blockbuster Imbruvica have suffered a setback.
AstraZeneca’s CEO Pascal Soriot has said the company has returned to long-term growth following a difficult period where patents on key products expired.