Astra goes pivotal with CTLA-4
Liver toxicity notwithstanding, volrustomig will start a phase 3 lung cancer study versus Keytruda imminently.
US approval gives Jemperli a treatment niche
However, endometrial cancer remains a small use, and Jemperli has other ways to make a bigger splash.
ASCO 2023 – Merck’s Kelun deal gets its first validation
Asco data suggest that the TROP2 ADC Merck & Co licensed from Kelun is at least as good as Gilead and Astra/Daiichi’s assets.
ASCO 2023 – in Lag3 Regeneron could beat Bristol Myers Squibb
Regeneron’s fianlimab could be biopharma’s most potent Lag3 project, and has shown activity in a new melanoma setting