Tag: Oncology
Takeda signs licensing deal for Hutchmed’s fruquintinib outside of China
Takeda Pharmaceutical will acquire an exclusive worldwide license, excluding China, of fruquintinib from Hutchmed (China) and its subsidiary Hutchmed to strengthen its oncology portfolio. Under ... Read More
Seagen gets FDA accelerated approval for tucatinib, trastuzumab combo for colorectal cancer
American biotechnology company Seagen (formerly Seattle Genetics) has received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s oral drug Tukysa ... Read More
Regeneron gets Libtayo approval in Japan for advanced cervical cancer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has secured the approval of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to manufacture and market the company’s Libtayo (cemiplimab) for ... Read More
Merck and Mersana Therapeutics to co-develop new immunostimulatory ADCs
Merck has announced a collaboration with US-based Mersana Therapeutics to discover new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) by leveraging the latter’s proprietary Immunosynthen STING-agonist ADC platform. The ... Read More
AstraZeneca to acquire cell therapy company Neogene Therapeutics
AstraZeneca will acquire Neogene Therapeutics, a US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, for a total consideration of up to $320 million, bringing next-generation transformative cell therapies for ... Read More
Lupin subsidiary MedQuímica buys rights to nine drugs from Bausch Health
Lupin Limited said that MedQuímica Indústria Farmacêutica, its 100% subsidiary in Brazil, has agreed to acquire all rights to nine drugs from Bausch Health Companies’ ... Read More
Alembic Pharmaceuticals gets FDA final approval for Paclitaxel Injection USP
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has secured final approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Paclitaxel Injection USP, 30 mg/5 mL (6 mg/mL), 100 mg/16.7 ... Read More
Clinical-stage pharma firms Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Advaxis sign merger deal
Ayala Pharmaceuticals, a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage oncology company, has entered into a merger deal with New Jersey-based biotech company Advaxis. Based in Delaware, Ayala Pharmaceuticals is ... Read More
LG Chem to acquire US biotech company Aveo Oncology for $566m
LG Chem acquisition of Aveo Oncology : South Korea’s LG Chem has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aveo Oncology, a US-based biotech company, ... Read More
Gilead gets Trodelvy FDA priority review for pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer
Gilead Sciences said that Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) has been granted priority review from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of another ... Read More
