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Johnson & Johnson has unveiled…

June 11th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Johnson & Johnson has unveiled data from a pivotal phase 2/3 trial which could pave the way for a label expansion for Imaavy to become the first approved treatment for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

The Crohn’s & Colitis…

June 11th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation has tapped agency Olixir NY for its new inflammatory bowel disease public service announcement.

Why tumor-informed MRD is emerging…

June 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Why tumor-informed MRD is emerging as a strategic lens for how oncology teams design smarter trials, interpret response earlier and navigate development risk with greater confidence.

Three short films created through…

June 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Three short films created through an Eli Lilly-sponsored initiative are premiering at the Tribeca Festival, furthering the drugmaker’s efforts to improve on-screen representations of people with diseases.

ASCO 2026 highlighted a new…

June 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

ASCO 2026 highlighted a new reality: precision oncology’s future depends not only on discovery, but on translating innovation into patient care.

Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar…

June 10th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar told Fierce in an interview that he always believed the Big Pharma “did actually need to become more competitive.”

May saw a drug ad spending slump…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

May saw a drug ad spending slump across the majority of the top ten drug ad spenders with AbbVie's Skyrizi and RInvoq, Johnson & Johnson's Tremfya and more all decreasing their monthly TV ad spend.

Inclusion on the Pentagon’s…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Inclusion on the Pentagon’s 1260H list automatically makes WuXi AppTec one of the “biotechnology companies of concern” under the Biosecure Act. WuXi AppTec maintains that its place on the list was "clearly a mistake," a

A combination of Merck’s…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

A combination of Merck’s islatravir and Gilead’s lenacapavir has succeeded in two phase 3 trials and is in line to become the first long-acting oral HIV treatment that can be taken weekly.

Merck & Co. and Gilead are…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Merck & Co. and Gilead are pulling the plug on the phase 3 Evoke-03 trial evaluating Trodelvy, combined with Keytruda, as a first-line treatment in patients with PD-L1-high non-small cell lung cancer.

Almost two-thirds of Americans who…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

Almost two-thirds of Americans who have asked artificial intelligence tools for medical advice acted on the guidance without consulting a doctor, an eHealth survey of more than 1,000 people found.

The LinkedIn activities of…

June 9th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

The LinkedIn activities of AstraZeneca employees have yet again landed the drugmaker in hot water, with the U.K. marketing watchdog identifying eight breaches of its rules in the latest of a series of cases.

With an obesity green light…

June 8th, 2026|Fierce Pharma|

With an obesity green light already in hand, Eli Lilly is pushing for its newly launched Foundayo (orforglipron) to break into Type 2 diabetes.