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Orca Bio has jumped into the…

July 1st, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Orca Bio has jumped into the commercial market with an FDA approval for Tregzi, a first-of-its-kind allogeneic regulatory T cell-based therapy for blood cancer patients requiring transplants.  

AstraZeneca will pay $34 million…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca will pay $34 million to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the company used illegal kickbacks to induce providers to write prescriptions for products paid for by Texas Medicaid.

With more than a decade since the…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With more than a decade since the first FDA biosim approval, strong launches of biologic copies of AbbVie’s Humira, J&J’s Stelara and Regeneron/Bayer’s Eylea are shifting a narrative once focused on lagging uptake of the

As Amgen’s rare disease…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As Amgen’s rare disease medicine Tavneos comes under intensifying pressure from the FDA, the company faces a new hurdle with a leading medical journal’s retraction of the drug’s pivotal study data.

Despite a recent failure as a…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Despite a recent failure as a second-line monotherapy in diffuse B-cell lymphoma, a positive phase 3 combination trial for AbbVie and Genmab’s Epkinly has renewed confidence ahead of its high-stakes first-line readout.

Eli Lilly, Regeneron and Fujifilm…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Eli Lilly, Regeneron and Fujifilm are among the seven companies that have been selected to participate in the FDA's PreCheck Pilot Program, designed to strengthen drug manufacturing and supply chain resilience in the U.S. The

Unicycive is optimistic the…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Unicycive is optimistic the third-party manufacturing facility can meet FDA standards to support an approval, CEO Shalabh Gupta, M.D., said in a statement.

AstraZeneca has impressed oncology…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca has impressed oncology patient groups, rising to second place on PatientView’s corporate reputation ranking on the back of strength in breast and lung cancer. Roche, a familiar sight at the top of PatientView’s cancer

Tara Sparks was just days away…

June 30th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Tara Sparks was just days away from starting her new job at Novo Nordisk in February 2025 when she gathered with some friends to watch her team, the Philadelphia Eagles, take on reigning Super Bowl

CMI Media Group’s Ad Astra…

June 29th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

CMI Media Group's Ad Astra platform looks to connect siloed pharma marketing technologies, with its initial focus targeting omnichannel orchestration.

A Brukinsa regimen has delivered a…

June 29th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

A Brukinsa regimen has delivered a large progression-free survival benefit in what BeOne Medicines called a “new chemotherapy-free standard” in first-line mantle cell lymphoma.

Four months after Theravance…

June 29th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Four months after Theravance Biopharma shut down its R&D unit, laid off half its staff and signaled it was up for sale, the Dublin-based company has entered into an agreement to be bought out by

The FDA has approved Viridian…

June 29th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA has approved Viridian Therapeutics’ thyroid eye disease treatment, Lumvoa, initiating competition with Amgen’s blockbuster Tepezza, which is the only other therapy on the market for the eye-bulging autoimmune condition.

The European Commission has kicked…

June 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The European Commission has kicked off formal proceedings in an antitrust investigation against Sanofi. The probe surrounds the French drugmaker's marketing of its flu vaccine for at-risk seniors, Efluelda.

As Amgen prepares to defend…

June 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

As Amgen prepares to defend Tavneos’ market approval in the U.S., the company has received a bad omen overseas, with regulators recommending that the ANCA-associated vasculitis drug lose its authorization in the European Union after

In the past two weeks, CARsgen won…

June 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

In the past two weeks, CARsgen won the world's first approval for a solid tumor CAR-T, a behind-the-scenes look at Pfizer and Innovent Biologics' $10.5 billion cancer deal revealed a less-than-five-month sprint, Daiichi Sankyo's new

Eli Lilly is having a Total Recall…

June 26th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Eli Lilly is having a Total Recall moment, using cutting-edge technology to bring real, undocumented memories to life as it looks to boost awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.