Leqembi wins NMPA nod for once-monthly IV dosing in early Alzheimer’s patients

LEQEMBI was initially approved in China in January 2024 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Enhertu improved in invasive disease-free survival in early breast cancer in DB-05

Second positive Phase III trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu in HER2-positive early breast cancer reinforces its potential to become a foundational treatment option in curative-intent setting

Glenmark signs cancer drug licensing deal with Hengrui Pharma for $18 million upfront payment

Hengrui is eligible to receive regulatory and commercial milestone payments of up to US$1.093 billion

Roche’s subcutaneous lunsumio receives CHMP backing for R/R follicular lymphoma

AstraZeneca's Saphnelo succeeds in Phase III as self-injectable lupus treatment

The TULIP-SC trial investigated the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous Saphnelo

Lilly to build $5 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia

This marks the first of four new U.S. manufacturing sites that Lilly plans to announce this year

FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to R-DXd for platinum-resistant ovarian and related cancers

Raludotatug deruxtecan is a specifically engineered, potential first-in-class CDH6-directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo

Mycenax and Spera forge alliance to streamline ADC drug substance

Novartis to acquire Tourmaline Bio for $1.4 billion

Tourmaline Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing pacibekitug, an anti-IL-6 mAb, as a treatment option for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Sanofi’s amlitelimab met all primary and key secondary endpoints in the COAST 1 phase 3 study in adults and adolescents with atopic dermatitis