Zymeworks investors wake up to competition
With mounting competition in Her2-directed breast cancer treatment, Zymeworks’ latecomer struggles to show that it’s better.
Esmo 2020 movers – antibody drug conjugates dominate the news flow
Notable progress with antibody-drug conjugates from Seattle Genetics and Immunomedics drove the biggest Esmo share price moves.
Bispecifics keep the business development fires burning
Cytomx’s bispecific Probody approach attracts Astellas in a deal with a seemingly high up-front payment.
SITC – the morning after the night before
Nextcure’s Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer presentation gave investors little reason for cheer, but there's better news for Pieris, Celyad and Nektar.
SITC 2019 preview – Pieris joins the quest for a better Herceptin
Any signs of efficacy with PRS-343 could help Pieris claw back some of its recent losses, but Her2 targeting is increasingly competitive.
SITC 2019 preview – Nextcure’s time to shine
The biotech calendar’s next key conference gets under way in a month, and a presentation by Nextcure will be a focus for some investors.
Astra and Daiichi lay out their plan for a better Herceptin
The companies’ DS-8201 succeeds in breast cancer patients who had failed Kadcyla, and will go before the regulators later this year.
