ASCO: J&J, BMS, Regeneron & more

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Today’s Big News

May 24, 2024

Oncologists have a shopping CAR-T full of complaints, with safety questions for cell therapies No. 1


Eli Lilly invests additional $5.3B for production of diabetes, obesity drugs in Indiana


Chutes & Ladders—CRISPR Therapeutics finds new CMO in Sanofi leader


Guardant Health's colorectal cancer screening blood test gets thumbs-up from FDA panel


ASCO: J&J’s radioligand spurs responses, but 4 deaths mar early results


ASCO: Bristol Myers unveils I-O triplet data in melanoma as Iovance touts 'paradigm-changing' combo result


ASCO: With hopes high, Regeneron misses mark with just one complete response in solid tumor trial so far

 

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Oncologists have a shopping CAR-T full of complaints, with safety questions for cell therapies No. 1

CAR-T cell therapies have boomed in the past few years since the first FDA approval of this revolutionary new way of treating blood cancer back in 2017, but while the technology has sped through, cancer doctors are feeling a little left behind.
 

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Eli Lilly invests additional $5.3B for production of diabetes, obesity drugs in Indiana

Eli Lilly will invest an additional $5.3 billion in its sprawling construction project in Lebanon, Indiana, where it is building a massive manufacturing complex. The expenditure brings the company's investment in the facility to $9 billion. The project will boost production of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for Lilly's injected tirzepatide products Mounjaro, for type 2 diabetes, and Zepbound, for obesity.

Chutes & Ladders—CRISPR Therapeutics finds new CMO in Sanofi leader

Almost exactly five months after CRISPR Therapeutics’ former chief medical officer P.K. Morrow announced her impending departure, the gene editing company has found a replacement in Naimish Patel, M.D. 

Guardant Health's colorectal cancer screening blood test gets thumbs-up from FDA panel

Guardant Health’s Shield blood test, designed to help screen the population for hidden cases of colorectal cancer, may have taken a step closer to FDA approval.

ASCO: J&J's radioligand spurs responses, but 4 deaths mar early results

Johnson & Johnson’s radiopharmaceutical spurred “profound and durable” responses, however, four patient deaths in the early-stage trial marred the results.

ASCO: Bristol Myers unveils I-O triplet data in melanoma as Iovance touts 'paradigm-changing' combo result

With prior approvals in melanoma, Bristol Myers Squibb and Iovance are now showcasing early clinical data for their novel combinations in small first-line melanoma trials.

ASCO: With hopes high, Regeneron misses mark with just one complete response in solid tumor trial so far

With analysts looking for a meaningful increase in the number of responses for Regeneron's phase 1/2 solid tumor trial, a fresh data slice shows just one complete response across 94 patients. 

ASCO: Data detail Verzenio's flop in prostate cancer as Lilly seeks redemption via radiotherapy

Eli Lilly recently unveiled two back-to-back trial flops for Verzenio in prostate cancer. Now, we know exactly how one sputtered.

ASCO: Early peek at Merus' bispecific cancer data lives up to investors' expectations

Analysts have hailed Merus’ latest data drop in head and neck cancer as meeting investors’ expectations for the bispecific antibody.

In first Zantac trial, GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim gain key victory

In the first personal injury case that has gone to trial over Zantac, GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim have emerged with an important victory in Chicago.

FDA upgrades safety alert for Hologic's breast cancer marking implant, after 71 reported injuries

This week the agency handed down a Class I recall label to the issue, its most serious designation. The notice does not require any hardware to be returned to the manufacturer.

Apellis takes it slow with first Syfovre DTC campaign

Apellis Pharmaceuticals is taking a slow and steady approach to advertising Syfovre, its treatment for geographic atrophy, a late-stage form of age-related macular degeneration.
 
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