FDA accepts Deciphera’s NDA for tirabrutinib in rare aggressive brain lymphoma

The drug targets relapsed or refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Lilly’s Retevmo shows major survival boost in early-stage RET fusion lung cancer

The trial, which compared Retevmo to placebo, met its primary endpoint with a “highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement” in investigator-assessed EFS for patients with stage II–IIIA disease

Novartis’ Vanrafia shows promise in slowing kidney decline in IgA nephropathy

Vanrafia, a potent endothelin A receptor antagonist, received accelerated approval in the US and China in 2025 for reducing proteinuria in adults with IgAN

Alto Neuroscience completes enrollment in Phase 2 trial for first-of-its-kind schizophrenia cognitive treatment

Alto met its enrollment goal with 83 patients across 13 US clinical sites

HanchorBio scores first FDA orphan drug tag for gastric cancer therapy

The designation for HCB101covers all forms of gastric cancer, including advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in both HER2-positive and HER2-negative patients

FDA nod to Acrotech's new eczema treatment

ADQUEY’s approval opens the door to a new alternative for millions of Americans struggling with atopic dermatitis

Merck’s KEYTRUDA bags FDA nod for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

KEYTRUDA QLEX is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to its components

Roche BTK drug emerges as potential breakthrough in primary progressive MS

Pfizer’s HYMPAVZI bags FDA priority review, targeting younger & hard-to-treat hemophilia patients

HYMPAVZI is already approved in the US for patients 12 and older with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors or hemophilia B without factor IX inhibitors

Bayer’s asundexian demonstrated 26% reduction in stroke after a non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke

These results were consistent across all clinically relevant patient subgroups regardless of key patient characteristics like age or sex, the cause of stroke or the severity of the stroke