MSD has acquired Yale University spinout Modifi Biosciences, claiming ownership of a potential new class of therapeutics for difficult-to-treat brain tumours, including glioblastomas.
At its second attempt, Astellas has won FDA approval for its first-in-class cancer therapy, Vyloy, which got the green light for certain gastric cancers.
Sanofi has firmed up its position in the red-hot area of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer with the purchase of a €300 million ($325 million) stake in Orano Med, a subsidiary of French nuclea
Roche's Alecensa has been recommended for routine NHS use as an adjuvant treatment for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the first targeted therapy for this indication.
Despite efforts in the US to increase the diversity of clinical trials, a study has found that in one form of cancer the trend seems to be going in the other direction.
Big pharma's interest in using protein degradation as a therapeutic strategy continues with a wide-ranging deal between Pfizer and US biotech Triana Biomedicines that could be worth $1.5 bi