While data on Sanofi's anti-CD38 antibody isatuximab impressed at ASCO, analysts believe that the position of Johnson & Johnson's Darzalex in the multiple myeloma space is unlikely to be threatened.
Data on Sanofi's multiple myeloma (MM) candidate isatuximab have gone down well at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago but it remains to be seen whether it can compete with Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster and fellow anti-CD38 antibody Darzalex.
Having presented positive topline results from the Phase III ICARIA-MM trial in February, the French firm has unveiled the full...
Iovance’s Amtagvi won FDA accelerated approval in February, and Adaptimmune’s afami-cel may not be far behind, but cell therapies for solid tumors come with some extra challenges.
The discussant at ASCO’s NSCLC session said the field would need to “manage expectations” as the drugs do not appear to beat chemotherapy in all-comers.
Scrip reporter Alaric DeArment is joined by the Datamonitor Healthcare oncology analysts to review key highlights from the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
US-based Citeline writer Sarah Karlin-Smith joins Brian Yang and Dexter Yan in China to discuss the US BIOSECURE Act and the recent BIO meeting in San Diego, while Dexter Yan discusses China-related ASCO highlights, in this mixed Chinese- and English-language episode.
AstraZeneca’s NIAGARA trial of perioperative Imfinzi in bladder cancer was positively received at the ESMO meeting but its design did not distinguish the contributions of each treatment portion to the overall effect – something that the US FDA is likely to have a view on.
Persistence has paid off for Incyte’s Zynyz in anal cancer with a Phase III win that should make up for a previous disappointment at the FDA and give a boost to the firm’s pipeline prospects for a post-Jakafi era.
Sutro Biopharma CEO Bill Newell spoke with Scrip about the company’s novel platform, its goal of improving folate receptor alpha-driven ovarian cancer and its business development strategy.
