ASCO-GI – some shine comes off Astra’s Emerald
The first-line liver cancer Emerald-1 trial is positive, but only up to a point.
New phase 1 projects enter hot fields
Analysis of industry assets newly into human trials reveals three Car-T therapies and some familiar targets.
Cell cycle niche seeks clinical validation
Several companies have followed Pfizer into CDK2 inhibitor development, but the jury is out on this field’s promise.
KRAS crowding continues
Another KRAS G12D inhibitor hits the clinic, while Zai Lab hopes to banish the spectre of Rova-T.
Astra scoops JP Morgan
Acquiring Gracell at an 86% premium raises hopes that the biotech markets are bottoming out after a turbulent two years.
