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bluebird bio Details Plans for the Commercial Launch of LYFGENIA™ Gene Therapy for Patients Ages 12 and Older with Sickle Cell Disease and a History of Vaso-Occlusive Events

bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) (“bluebird bio” or the “bluebird”) today announced the details of its U.S. commercial infrastructure to support timely, equitable access to LYFGENIA™ (lovotibeglogene autotemcel, also known as lovo-cel), an FDA-approved gene therapy for the treatment of…

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Merck and Eisai Provide Update on Phase 3 LEAP-001 Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus LENVIMA® (lenvatinib) as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Eisai today announced that the Phase 3 LEAP-001 trial evaluating KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, plus LENVIMA, the orally available multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor discovered by…

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Roche’s Kadcyla is the first targeted therapy to show significant overall survival benefit in people with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer with residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant treatment

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today positive long-term follow-up data from the pivotal, phase III KATHERINE study in people with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer (eBC) who have residual invasive disease following neoadjuvant (before surgery) treatment. A statistically significant…

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Roche’s inavolisib combination reduces the risk of disease progression by 57% in people with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) presented today positive results from the Phase III INAVO120 study evaluating inavolisib in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance®) and fulvestrant as a first-line treatment for people with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, endocrine-resistant, locally advanced or…

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Latest Novartis Kisqali® NATALEE analysis reinforces 25% reduction in risk of recurrence across broad population of patients with early breast cancer; supports regulatory submissions

Novartis today announced results from an updated invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) analysis of the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial, with a median follow-up of 33.3 months and following Kisqali® (ribociclib) treatment completion by 78.3% of patients. Results reinforce the benefit seen…

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Takeda and The New York Academy of Sciences Announce 2024 Innovators in Science Award Winners

Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) and The New York Academy of Sciences today announced the winners of the 2024 Innovators in Science Award for their excellence in, and commitment to, innovative science that has significantly advanced the field of research in cancer immunology.…

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Merck Launches First Ever AI Solution to Integrate Drug Discovery and Synthesis

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched its AIDDISON™ drug discovery software, the first software-as-a-service platform that bridges the gap between virtual molecule design and real-world manufacturability through SynthiaTM retrosynthesis software application programing interface (API) integration. It combines generative AI, machine learning…

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CVS Health highlights path to accelerating long-term growth through building a world of health around every consumer

Today at its 2023 Investor Day, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) will share how its strategy and combination of assets drives reliable, diversified, and accelerating earnings growth, while also delivering superior care and value to millions of Americans. In addition, the company…

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