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GSK says $2.2bn settlement resolves most Zantac litigation

GSK has reached an agreement that it says will resolve 93% of the outstanding lawsuits brought against the company claiming that its gastrointestinal drug Zantac caused cancer.

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NICE turns down Takeda colorectal cancer drug

Takeda's recently approved advanced colorectal cancer therapy Fruzaqla has been rejected by NICE for use by the NHS on the grounds that it is not cost-effective.

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Setback for J&J's TAR-200 bladder cancer programme

A phase 3 trial of Johnson & Johnson's TAR-200 therapy in bladder cancer has failed to show efficacy, although the company is still confident in the potential of the programme.

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AZ and Owkin partner on AI to speed up BRCA testing

Testing for BRCA mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers could become easier and more accessible with the help of artificial intelligence, potentially allowing earlier treatment.

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AZ gets sought-after lung cancer approval for Tagrisso

AstraZeneca's EGFR inhibitor Tagrisso has been approved by the FDA for a new lung cancer indication that could make it a go-to therapy for a patient population that until now had no targete

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MSD hits a hurdle with its LAG-3 programme

MSD's combination of PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda and experimental LAG-3 inhibitor favezelimab has failed a phase 3 trial in patients with previously treated PD-L1-positive microsatellite stable

GSK says $2.2bn settlement resolves most Zantac litigation

NICE turns down Takeda colorectal cancer drug

Setback for J&J's TAR-200 bladder cancer programme

AZ and Owkin partner on AI to speed up BRCA testing

AZ gets sought-after lung cancer approval for Tagrisso

MSD hits a hurdle with its LAG-3 programme

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