Safety setback for Pfizer, Lilly pain drug should have Regeneron and Teva feeling nervous

The U.S. opioid crisis breathed new life into clinical development of the nerve-growth factor (NGF) inhibitors tanezumab and fasinumab. The drug class had been...

Roche acknowledges the obvious, extends Spark buyout deadline

The Securities and Exchange Commission filings that Spark released Monday confirm what became apparent when the FTC announced it was subjecting the Roche buyout to...

Opioid maker Insys to pay $225M to settle fraud charges

Wednesday's settlement follows last month's conviction of five former Insys executives, including the company's founder John Kapoor, for their involvement in bribing physicians to prescribe...

Another late-stage miss knocks Gilead from its leading NASH position

Gilead is part of a small group of drugmakers with late-stage NASH assets. But misfires in the STELLAR program have dimmed the prospects of...
Wednesday's settlement follows last month's conviction of five former Insys executives, including the company's founder John Kapoor, for their involvement in bribing physicians to...
Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments...
Gilead is part of a small group of drugmakers with late-stage NASH assets. But misfires in the STELLAR program have dimmed the prospects of...

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MacroGenics dives as breast cancer drug shows small improvement

MacroGenics stock took a beating Tuesday, dropping far more than any other biotech on the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index as the ASCO conference closed....

Former FDA head Gottlieb joins Pfizer board

While past FDA chiefs have joined drugmaker boards following their tenure, Gottlieb's move to Pfizer is both rapid and more high-profile than that of...

Novartis chief defends cell, gene therapy push

By most measures, Novartis enjoyed a positive start to 2019. Drug sales rose by 5% in dollar terms, lifted by strong performances from the Swiss...

Clovis shares slide on Rubraca trial discontinuation

Clovis' Rubraca (rucaparib) was given an accelerated approval in December 2016 for advanced and pretreated ovarian cancer. However, the Colorado-based biotech still lags behind...

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CMS chief declines to provide details on Trump healthcare plan

The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation focused...

Roche cancer drug the 3rd approved for pan-tumor use

Aimed at the molecular catalysts of tumor growth, targeted therapies are treatment mainstays across a wide range of cancer types. 

Novo faces shareholder suit over insulin sales disclosures

Novo is best known for its insulin products like Levemir (insulin detemir) and Tresiba (insulin degludec), as well as other diabetes treatments like...

Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

Approval of Inrebic, which was previously known as fedratinib, is the first domino to fall in Bristol-Myers bet on Celgene's product pipeline. 

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