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FDA wants classwide boxed warning on all commercial CAR-T therapies amid secondary cancer safety probe

Fierce Pharma

As many have feared, the FDA’s investigation into secondary T-cell cancers following treatment with existing CAR-T therapies is poised to lead to a classwide black box warning. |

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Fierce Pharma Asia—BeiGene, Novartis' TIGIT divorce; Takeda's FDA withdrawal; Eisai's new Alzheimer's lead

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Takeda pulled the FDA filing for its dengue vaccine after the FDA requested more data. BeiGene lost its TIGIT inhibitor collaboration with Novartis but signed an antibody-drug conjugate deal with Duality Biologics. Novartis walked away from BeiGene's TIGIT inhibitor. And more.

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Eisai's US CEO and Alzheimer's lead Ivan Cheung telegraphs retirement days after Leqembi's full FDA nod

Fierce Pharma

FDA, Eisai’s global Alzheimer’s disease officer is getting ready to hang up his hat. With Cheung headed for the exit, Keisuke Naito—the 34-year-old son of Eisai’s CEO Haruo Naito—has taken up the lead Alzheimer’s mantle, the company said Tuesday. Right after Leqembi's full approval from the U.S.

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With FDA approval, Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound arrives to challenge Novo Nordisk

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In the Big Pharma battle to treat obesity, Novo Nordisk sprinted to an early lead, but Eli Lilly is catching up quickly. | In the Big Pharma battle to treat obesity, Novo Nordisk sprinted to an early lead, but Eli Lilly is catching up quickly.

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FDA Reconsideration Leads to Approval of Takeda Drug for Rare Esophagus Disorder

MedCity News

FDA approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical drug Eohilia introduces a new therapeutic option for patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, inflammation of the esophagus that causes swallowing difficulty. It will compete against Dupixent, a Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals drug already approved for this disorder.

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Preclinical Safety Signal Prompts FDA Clinical Hold on Neumora Schizophrenia Drug

MedCity News

The FDA clinical hold keeps Neumora Therapeutics from catching up to the field of biopharmaceutical companies pursuing the same target for schizophrenia. But Neumora remains on track with its lead program, a different drug in late-stage clinical testing for major depressive disorder.

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After Data Miss in Lead Cancer Indication, Replimune Maps Path for Oncolytic Virus

MedCity News

Replimune’s lead therapeutic candidate did not meet the two main goals of a study intended to support an FDA submission in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. But Replimune’s therapy, an oncolytic virus, has better data in melanoma, and the company plans a 2024 FDA submission in this skin cancer.

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