Pharma: Page 9


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    Pfizer, under pressure to change, names oncology head as new R&D chief

    Chris Boshoff will replace Mikael Dolsten, who’s stepping down after 15 years leading research at the drugmaker.

    By Kristin Jensen • Nov. 21, 2024
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    Keytruda represents almost half of Merck’s sales, and a new formulation could fend off rivals

    A subcutaneous version of Merck’s Keytruda was as effective as the infused version in a late-stage study, but the company won’t be the first to market.

    By Nov. 21, 2024
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    Oncology R&D

    Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.   

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    What might a Trump administration mean for the Biosecure Act?

    It’s still likely U.S. biotechs and pharmas will have to cut ties with key Chinese partners — it’s just a matter of when.  

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    What is a ‘cure,’ really? AbbVie’s Humira creator leaps into the next phase of medicine

    AbbVie’s head of R&D cures has lofty ambitions to end diseases like HIV through a community of researchers that work as one.

    By Nov. 19, 2024
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    Why Merck rolled the dice on an ‘unbelievable’ early-stage brain cancer drug

    Merck’s acquisition of Modifi Biosciences bucks common M&A trends in pharma. 

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Nov. 18, 2024
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    The first MASH drug could open the door for others — including GLP-1s

    With only one approved drug on the market, companies like Inventiva Pharma are advancing MASH drugs and seeking a competitive edge.

    By Nov. 18, 2024
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    Where are they now? 4 biotechs that soared then crashed during the pandemic

    How Novavax and others have restructured and trudged forward after their COVID-era high.

    By Nov. 15, 2024
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    Left to clean up after ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli’s arrest, former Turing CEO Ron Tilles reckons with the past

    While Martin Shkreli smirked his way through a public securities fraud investigation, Ron Tilles became interim CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, ready or not. Here’s his story.

    By Nov. 14, 2024
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    From Mr. Mucus to the Super Bowl, pharma tries offbeat marketing strategies

    As the industry’s marketing dollars shift, companies are targeting potential patients in unique ways.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Pharma’s grip on cancer R&D is having unintended consequences

    A pair of studies paint a complicated picture of funding and missed research opportunities.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 12, 2024
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    Pfizer and Lilly’s telehealth prescribing platforms draw Senate scrutiny for ‘potential fraud’

    As Big Pharma embraces telehealth to sell medicines directly to patients, lawmakers wonder whether the programs skirt anti-kickback rules.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Nov. 12, 2024
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    Spravato is just the beginning in a new wave of depression meds

    Psychiatry is getting more targeted as drugmakers develop a new range of treatments for depression.

    By Nov. 11, 2024
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    What RFK Jr.’s influence could mean for pharma

    Past comments hint at the changes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make across the various sectors of healthcare. 

    By Nov. 8, 2024
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    With Trump victorious, biotech industry’s focus turns to his plans for FDA, FTC

    Speculation around pharma dealmaking and the next FDA commissioner has begun.

    By Ned Pagliarulo , Ben Fidler • Nov. 8, 2024
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    Among 2024’s modest M&A action, cancer, immunology and neuroscience deals trickle in

    Dealmaking this year has been largely muted, but M&A trends are pointing to the areas where pharma is placing the most emphasis.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
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    An RNAi renaissance is creating a new generation of startups

    Pioneers like Alnylam Pharmaceuticals have led the RNA interference field for years. Now, a crop of young biotechs is building on that foundation by taking the drugmaking technology in new directions.

    By Gwendolyn Wu • Nov. 7, 2024
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    A diabetes drug, twice rejected, stumbles again — but its developer persists

    After multiple rejections, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals is inching toward an FDA decision date next month for its adjunct type 1 diabetes therapy.   

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    CEO with type 1 diabetes works to deliver ‘world’s first’ functional cure

    Sernova’s technology helped type 1 diabetes patients achieve insulin independence in early- and mid-stage trials.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 5, 2024
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    Pharma takes aim at a wily foe — the Epstein-Barr virus

    The pernicious and widespread virus has been linked to a range of diseases including MS and long COVID.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Nov. 4, 2024
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    Pfizer’s quest for market share in the ‘high stakes battleground’ of oral GLP-1s

    Pfizer’s second-to-market goals for its oral GLP-1 drugs underscore big opportunities in the space.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    A sickle cell cure exists. But patients need more than just gene therapy.

    Almost a year after two historic approvals, Pfizer is pulling a sickle cell disease treatment from the market, and the outlook for patients feels shakier.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 1, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Cancer Care Visionaries

    Leaders who envision a world without cancer through oncology innovation.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Clinical Trial Pros

    Experts raising the bar in clinical trial design and collaboration.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Big Pharma earnings hang hope on the next generation of blockbusters

    Pfizer, J&J, Biogen and Novartis are banking on new products to make up for maturing blockbusters, but future growth is not guaranteed.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Backlash builds against Novo’s Catalent takeover

    Roche recently joined naysayers who argue the deal threatens competition in the burgeoning weight loss and diabetes drug market.

    By Oct. 30, 2024