Go or no go? Pandemic looms over FDA timelines
Approval decisions are due for Jazz, Gilead and Galapagos in July, while Glaxo is preparing for a panel.
Important catalysts approach for smaller biotechs
Crucial clinical data are expected in the third quarter for small to mid-sized players including Beigene, Turning Point, Intra-cellular and Immunovant.
Upcoming events – Avadel takes on Jazz and Axovant awaits early results
Data will soon show whether Avadel’s FT218 is more convenient than Jazz’s Xyrem, while Axovant will be looking for a dose response with its Parkinson’s gene therapy.
Verastem plays the Kras card
For $3m Verastem adds to its pipeline another asset that a bigger company had given up on.
Surprise! There’s a tumour in which Keytruda doesn’t work
The Merck & Co drug’s failure in small-cell lung cancer prompts a theory and leaves the way clear for Roche and Astrazeneca.
