Daiichi Sankyo has been given a priority review from the FDA for pexidartinib, which is vying to become the first systemic drug therapy for rare cancer tenosynovial giant cell tumour (TGCT).
Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex multiple myeloma drug has just become a blockbuster – but it could face competition from a rival from Sanofi that has just checked out in a phase 3 trial.
GlaxoSmithKline is making another big play in cancer, signing a wide-ranging deal with Merck KGaA for M7824, an immuno-oncology drug that made a splash at last year’s ESMO meeting.
As biosimilar competition to Herceptin ramps up, Roche is looking to bolster its position in HER2-positive breast cancer with a new indication for Kadcyla.
NICE has approved Novartis’ CAR-T therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in adults who did not respond to two or more previous treatments.