The other shoe drops for Gossamer’s GB001
Novartis’s similarly acting fevipiprant had failed in asthma in October, and today it fails in the more important severe setting.
Vertex’s double cystic fibrosis surprise
The remarkable speed of the company’s cystic fibrosis triplet approval will not distract attention from its price.
Upcoming events – Novartis’s asthma Zeal and Alnylam's lumasiran test
Novartis hopes to buck the trend with its DP2 inhibitor fevipiprant, while Alnylam looks for enlightenment with lumasiran.
Nuvaira hopes to go with the flow in COPD
If its study of lung denervation hits, Nuvaira could get US approval and maybe swing a trade sale.
Go or no go? Novo awaits call on oral sema
The Danish group tops the list, while Ardelyx could get its first nod for tenapanor, and Xeris gets a second shot with its hypoglycaemia rescue pen.
Astra seeks a survival benefit with its lung triplet
Astrazeneca’s battle with Glaxosmithkline is set to ramp up next year with Breztri Aerosphere mortality data in COPD on the horizon.
Go or no go? Abbvie, Roche and Kala await key decisions
One of the biggest drugs of the year, Abbvie’s Jak inhibitor upadacitinib, could get the nod in August.
Novartis needs new launches to keep up momentum
A strong second quarter pushed Novartis’s stock up 5% this morning, but Kymriah continues to look weak, and the jury is still out on Zolgensma.
Astra cannot breathe easy despite first triplet approval
Astrazeneca hopes that its new COPD triplet can gain share from Glaxosmithkline’s rival, but it is not planning a price war.
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