AstraZeneca has bulked up its late-stage pipeline with an agreement for Ionis’s eplontersen which is in trials for two rare diseases, quelling some analysts’ fears about the scarcity of catalysts for next year.
AstraZeneca PLC has inked a development and commercialization deal for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s advanced antisense asset eplontersen, just a day after analysts at Jefferies downgraded the UK major for its lack of upcoming development events.
Ionis will receive $200m upfront and up to $485m more in conditional payments after approvals. AstraZeneca is also set to...
A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.
Merck & Co. won European Commission approval for Winrevair on top of other medicines for pulmonary arterial hypertension and expects an initial EU launch in Germany.
The company, in its new profitable era, is bringing in new leadership, with Amgen VP of medical affairs for rare diseases Greg Friberg and recently retired Roche Partnering head James Sabry.
Bluebird, Vertex and Sarepta are starting to see some commercial gene therapy traction and expect momentum to pick up in the second half, while hemophilia remains a challenging area.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
