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Jun 13, 2024

Pfizer expects 8 blockbuster cancer drugs to come from each of 4 focus areas: exec


With phase 3 miss, Pfizer's DMD candidate is no threat to Sarepta's Elevidys ahead of key label expansion: analysts


With MDMA debate spreading beyond biotech, Lykos CEO tries to dispel efficacy, safety concerns


Ventilator maker Vyaire Medical files for bankruptcy


Inflammatory disease biotech launches with $168M and ex-Kite leader at the helm


ALS market to grow 15% by 2029, boosted by pharmas’ awareness-raising, drug development work: report


Invizius completes first-in-human dialysis trial to quell ‘angry blood’

 

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Pfizer expects 8 blockbuster cancer drugs to come from each of 4 focus areas: exec

Pfizer's oncology commercial chief Suneet Varma told Fierce Pharma that the division's plan to have eight blockbusters by 2030 will have contribution from each of its four focused therapeutic areas: breast, genitourinary, hematology and thoracic cancers.
 

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With phase 3 miss, Pfizer's DMD candidate is no threat to Sarepta's Elevidys ahead of key label expansion: analysts

With a phase 3 miss and severe safety signals, Pfizer's Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy candidate is no competition to Sarepta's established Elevidys, according to analysts.

With MDMA debate spreading beyond biotech, Lykos CEO tries to dispel efficacy, safety concerns

A week after an FDA committee declined to support an MDMA treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, Lykos Therapeutics is looking to dispel some concerns about the therapy as the discussion has taken on a life of its own beyond the biotech world.

Ventilator maker Vyaire Medical files for bankruptcy

Vyaire Medical has put up the for-sale sign, as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following drops in demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inflammatory disease biotech launches with $168M and ex-Kite leader at the helm

With a former Kite leader at the helm, Santa Ana Bio has unveiled with $168 million and three precision medicine antibodies slated to enter the clinic next year.  

ALS market to grow 15% by 2029, boosted by pharmas’ awareness-raising, drug development work: report

The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis market is expected to see significant growth in the coming years, but there is still plenty of work to be done within the space, according to a new analyst report.

Invizius completes first-in-human dialysis trial to quell ‘angry blood’

Invizius' H-Guard priming solution coats the inside of a dialysis machine to cloak the hardware from the blood's heightened immune system response.

UPDATE: Pfizer's phase 3 gene therapy trial fails to improve function for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Pfizer’s phase 3 gene therapy trial has failed to demonstrate significant improvement in motor function for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Talc plaintiffs file for restraining order to block Johnson & Johnson's 3rd bankruptcy attempt

J&J has had to deal with two groups of plaintiffs in its talc lawsuits—one that wants to accept a settlement and the other that doesn’t. Now, the latter group has asked a New Jersey federal court to issue a restraining order to block a J&J subsidiary from filing for bankruptcy.

Barinthus lays off 25% of staff, sidelines prostate cancer program to stretch out cash

Barinthus Biotherapeutics has used positive interim data from a pair of phase 2 trials for its hepatitis B therapy as justification for sidelining its prostate cancer candidate and jettisoning a quarter of the T-cell-focused biotech’s workforce.

European antitrust watchdog accuses API manufacturer Alchem of engaging in price-fixing scheme

Eight months after convincing five companies to pay fines to settle antitrust claims, the European Commission has zeroed in on another firm, active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer Alchem International, which is accused of engaging in a price-fixing cartel over the key ingredient found in a decades-old antispasmodic drug, Buscopan, and its generic versions.
 
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