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Today's Rundown AstraZeneca hires R&D executive to lead breast cancer research, $7B Daiichi drug pact Amgen posts early clinical data on closely watched KRAS drug Essa strikes deal to buy Realm, gaining cash to fund cancer R&D Ginkgo buys genome mining platform from Warp Drive Bio, takes over Roche pact AbbVie, Roche snag another CLL nod, this time for Venclexta-Gazyva Featured Story | | | Thursday, May 16, 2019 The R&D executive shake-up at AstraZeneca continues apace as it hires academic cancer researcher Sunil Verma, M.D., to run its breast cancer work. |
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Top Stories Thursday, May 16, 2019 Amgen has posted early clinical data on its effort to drug key oncogene KRAS. The readout reveals early signs of efficacy, with one-third of the heavily pretreated lung cancer patients enrolled in the trial having partial responses. Thursday, May 16, 2019 Essa Pharma is set to buy floundering Realm Therapeutics. The deal effectively sees Essa trade its shares for Realm’s cash, giving it the financial means to advance its pipeline of cancer drugs. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Ginkgo Bioworks is buying Warp Drive Bio’s genome mining team, tech and database, eyeing the platform for use in next-generation antibiotics. Thursday, May 16, 2019 AbbVie and Roche’s Venclexta may have recently hit a stumbling block—but in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, it’s rolling. | This week's sponsor is ExL Events. | | | |
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