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ADC pauses Zynlonta lymphoma trial after deaths

Shares in ADC Therapeutics fell sharply after the company said it had suspended a trial of Zynlonta in previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients

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EMA probes suicide risk with Novo Nordisk obesity drugs

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a review of two Novo Nordisk drugs used to treat obesity and those overweight, following reports of suicidal thoughts or se

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Trial of 2seventy bio’s AML cell therapy paused after fatali...

Shares in 2seventy bio were on the slide this morning after the US biotech said Seattle Children’s Therapeutics had paused a clinical trial of its T-cell therapy for acute

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And Astellas’ latest drug discovery partner is… Sony?

Astellas Pharma has looked outside of the box for its latest cancer drug development partnership, joining forces with Sony on a project to find new antibody-drug conjugate

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GSK et al win another round in Zantac cancer litigation

GSK and other drugmakers fending off litigation claiming that gastrointestinal drug Zantac or a generic caused cancer have won a supreme court ruling in Canada, after also

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Caution urged as Pfizer’s maternal RSV shot adcomm nears

There have been calls for caution when it comes to the use of Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in pregnant women, ahead of an FDA advisory committee meet