Asco 2020 – after Tecentriq’s liver win the spotlight falls on Merck and Astra
Roche secures a front-line liver cancer label, but rival data at Asco show that the competition isn’t resting on its laurels.
Asco 2020 – Bavencio “cure” suggests another cancer target for immunotherapy
The Merck KGaA/Pfizer drug is said to have cured 52% of women with a rare gynaecological cancer, one of whom subsequently gave birth.
Asco 2020 – Tagrisso shows what early targeting can do
With an 83% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence in early-stage lung cancer, Astrazeneca’s Tagrisso takes the top spot at Asco.
US regulator scoops Asco with Bristol’s lung cancer approval
The green light comes two months early, revealing data that were being held back for Asco, but what does Yervoy bring to the table?
Careful label reading reveals more Lynparza doubts
Close analysis of the Parp inhibitor’s pivotal prostate cancer trial raises additional questions over this week’s US approval.
Lynparza’s prostate cancer surprise
An unexpectedly broad prostate cancer label gives the Parp inhibitor a strong advantage over Clovis’s rival Rubraca.
Lynparza nod confirms a leg up for Glaxo
As the battle between Parp inhibitors for front-line ovarian cancer intensifies, biomarker testing and Avastin biosimilars will play a role.
Can Gilead make remdesivir pay?
Gilead has been rewarded handsomely, via share price gains, for its Covid-19 remdesivir work, but the potential costs should not be forgotten.
Long term forecasts confirm Keytruda’s dominance
Keytruda sales could be more than double any other product in 2026, new estimates suggests, as Merck’s cancer drug surges into the record books.
