Merck announces positive data for investigational, 21-Valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Late-breaker Phase 3 STRIDE-10 trial presented as an oral presentation at European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

CHMP adopts positive opinion recommending approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo in combination with Cisplatin and Gemcitabine

If approved, the Opdivo-based regimen would be the first immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination approved for this patient population in the EU

FDA approves Biktarvy label update with data for pregnant adults with HIV

Additional data in pregnant adults who are Virologically suppressed reinforce safety and tolerability profile of Biktarvy in broad range of people with HIV

Merck 1Q 2024 sales up 9% to US$ 15.8 billion

Sales reflect continued strong growth in oncology and vaccines

Sentynl Therapeutics receives marketing authorization for Nulibry from UK MHRA

NULIBRY is a first-in-class synthetic cPMP substrate replacement therapy to reduce the risk of mortality in patients with MoCD Type A

Roche gets FDA approval for Alecensa in early lung cancer

This approval helps address an urgent unmet need, with about half of people living with early-stage NSCLC experiencing disease recurrence following surgery, despite adjuvant chemotherapy

USFDA approves Bristol Myers and 2seventy bio’s Abecma for triple-class exposed multiple myeloma

Abecma tripled progression-free survival compared to standard regimens in the Phase 3 KarMMa-3 trial

Abbott receives FDA approval for TriClip

TriClip offers a remarkably safe, minimally invasive treatment option for patients in need of tricuspid valve repair but who are unable to withstand surgery

UroGen Pharma files patent infringement action against Teva Pharmaceuticals

Viatris launches RYZUMVl 0.75% in US

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