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Oncology
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Lilly bags Retevmo FDA approval for RET-driven lung and thyroid cancers
Retevmo FDA approval : Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) has secured approval from the US Food and Drug…
May 9, 2020
Cyclica, Genome Institute of Singapore sign drug discovery partnership
Canadian biotech company Cyclica has signed a multi-year and multi-project drug discovery partnership with the Genome Institute of…
April 14, 2020
FDA approves Opdivo + Yervoy for HCC previously treated with sorafenib
Bristol Myers Squibb has secured approval for the combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) 1 mg/kg and Yervoy (ipilimumab) 3…
March 12, 2020
Gilead Sciences to acquire immuno-oncology company Forty Seven for $4.9bn
Gilead Sciences acquisition of Forty Seven : US biotech company Gilead Sciences has signed an all-cash deal worth…
March 3, 2020
PADCEV, KEYTRUDA combination for advanced bladder cancer gets FDA breakthrough therapy status
PADCEV, KEYTRUDA combination : Astellas Pharma and Seattle Genetics said that the combination of PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) and…
February 20, 2020
ALX Oncology raises $105m to advance clinical development of ALX148
ALX Oncology, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company based in California, has raised $105 million in a Series C equity…
February 14, 2020
Pinpoint Therapeutics secures funds for developing autophagy inhibitors for cancer
Pinpoint Therapeutics, a US biopharma company focused on developing autophagy inhibitors for cancer treatment, has secured $1 million…
February 13, 2020
Merck acquires ArQule for $2.7bn to further diversify oncology pipeline
Merck acquisition of ArQule : Merck has completed its previously announced acquisition of ArQule for $20 per share…
January 18, 2020
MiraDx to enroll patients for non-tumor based microRNA clinical trial
MicroRNA clinical trial : MiraDx, a Los Angeles-based molecular genetics company, has initiated patient enrollment in collaboration with…
January 10, 2020
Genetron Health’s semiconductor-based NGS system gets Chinese approval
Genetron Health has been granted approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for GENETRON S5, its semiconductor-based…
December 30, 2019