Pfizer and Astellas report groundbreaking results in muscle-invasive bladder cancer trial

Merck’s KEYTRUDA shows significant survival boost in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

KEYTRUDA had previously met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival in all patients

Thermo Fisher launches genetic test to personalize transplant drug dosing

The TacroType test provides actionable genetic insights to help clinicians understand how individual patients metabolize tacrolimus

Eli Lilly’s orforglipron outshines oral semaglutide in landmark diabetes trial

The results, published in The Lancet, showed orforglipron delivered significantly greater reductions in both A1C and body weight across primary and key secondary endpoints

Novartis completes $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences

The deal was executed via a merger of Novartis’ wholly owned subsidiary, Ajax Acquisition Sub, Inc., into Avidity

Novartis’ remibrutinib bags positive CHMP opinion for chronic urticaria

The oral therapy is aimed at adults with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who do not respond adequately to H1-antihistamines

Synthekine teams up with Merck to test breakthrough lung cancer combo

The partnership will focus on the ongoing SYNERGY-101 randomized Phase 2 trial for first-line

Star Health & Allied Insurance rolls out 32 free primary care clinics across 9 states

The initiative, funded entirely under the company’s CSR programme, is expected to reach over a million lives

Pfizer bags rull FDA nod for BRAFTOVI combination in aggressive colorectal cancer

BRAFTOVI in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 had previously received accelerated approval in December 2024 based on objective response rate (ORR) results

Novo Nordisk & Vivtex team up to revolutionize oral hiologics

Under the deal, Vivtex will license select oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk