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Gilead Sciences Gets a Shot at Next-Gen Cell Therapy With $325M Arcellx Alliance

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In partnering with clinical-stage Arcellx, Gilead Sciences gains the opportunity to develop a cell therapy for multiple myeloma that could offer advantages over currently available therapies for the blood cancer.

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ASH 2023: microbiome-based therapy shows potential in graft-versus-host disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

The findings were presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. For the patients treated with the microbiome therapeutic, overall survival was 81 percent for responders and eight percent for non-responders, in population matching patients in the ongoing Phase III ARES clinical trial.

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Star Therapeutics Lands $90M to Expand Its Drug Discovery Universe

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Startup Star Therapeutics will use the Series B funding to support clinical development of a drug candidate for von Willebrand disease, a bleeding disorder. The capital will also support the formation of new biotech subsidiaries developing antibodies with therapeutic applications in hematology and immunology.

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Gilead Discontinuing Development of Magrolimab in Hematologic Cancers Following Full Clinical Hold by FDA for Increased Risk of Death

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Data from the ENHANCE-3 trial of magrolimab in combination with azacitidine plus Venclexta showed futility and an increased risk of death in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

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AstraZeneca Poised to Acquire Cell Therapy Developer, Gracell, in Deal Valued at $1.2 Billion

PharmaTech

AstraZeneca’s acquisition of Gracell includes a clinical-stage autologous cell therapy targeting hematologic malignancies and autoimmune diseases and a proprietary manufacturing platform.

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Gilead Halts Development of Magrolimab in Hematologic Cancers Due to Increased Death Risk, Futility

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The FDA placed a full clinical hold on magrolimab for hematologic cancers after data showed the drug in combination with azacitidine plus Venclexta increased the risk of death related to infections and respiratory failure in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

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Novo Nordisk to buy sickle cell disease biotech Forma Therapeutics in $1.1B deal

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Novo Nordisk announced that it will buy Forma Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech focused on rare hematologic diseases, in an deal valued at $1.1 The deal is the second billion-dollar sickle cell disease deal the pharmaceutical industry has seen in the last 30 days — Pfizer forked over $5.4