
AACR 2023 – Hippo makes a splash
Vivace Therapeutics clinically validates a new mechanism, though its rival Ikena reckons more specificity is needed to avoid toxicity.

Go or no go? Overcoming delays
US Pdufa decisions loom for Apellis and Travere, while Menarini and Lilly got their approval firsts already.

If at first... pharma’s most drawn-out development timelines revealed
Imjudo’s clinical development period was almost the longest of any drug in recent memory. Here are some others.

Astellas readies roxadustat for launch
But winning EU approval for the novel anaemia pill was not straightforward, the Japanese firm says.

Panel puts Fibrogen project to an almost certain death
An FDA advisory committee refuses to overlook the potential dangers of roxadustat, Fibrogen's novel anaemia pill, leaving partner Astrazeneca with a difficult…