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British-Swedish AstraZeneca Plc.’s investigational pill to treat an advanced breast cancer has reduced the chance of worsening the disease or the patient dying by 56% compared to the usual treatment.
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AstraZeneca’s pill to treat breast cancer cuts disease worsening by 56%

HQ Team June 4, 2025: British-Swedish AstraZeneca Plc.’s investigational pill to treat an advanced breast cancer has reduced the chance of worsening the.

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A third of patients with a type of blood cancer, especially those whose disease had returned or not responded to other treatments, have shown “promising” results in an early Johnson & Johnson trial.
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A third of blood cancer cases in J&J trials live without detectable cancer 

HQ Team June 4, 2025: A third of patients with a type of blood cancer, especially those whose disease had returned or not.

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Definitive evidence has emerged from a global colon cancer trial that people who follow a structured exercise programme after surgery and chemotherapy have better odds of survival and lower risk of cancer coming back.
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Exercise helps colon cancer patients live longer, lowers recurrence rate

HQ Team June 3, 2025: Definitive evidence has emerged from a global colon cancer trial that people who follow a structured exercise programme.

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer drug, Enhertu, has cut the risk of disease progression or death by 44% compared to a taxane, trastuzumab and pertuzumab combination. 
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AstraZeneca, Daiichi’s Enhertu cuts breast cancer progression by 44%

HQ Team June 3, 2025: AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer drug, Enhertu, has cut the risk of disease progression or death by.

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Merck & Co., Inc.’s drug Keytruda, along with Gilead Sciences Inc.'s antibody-drug conjugate, cut the risk of an aggressive breast cancer advancement and death by 35% during an end-stage trial.
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Merck, Gilead’s drug for breast cancer cuts progression risk by 35 per cent

HQ Team June 1, 2025: Merck & Co., Inc.’s drug Keytruda, along with Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antibody-drug conjugate, cut the risk of an.

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An investigational oral breast cancer drug being developed by Pfizer and Arvinas Inc. has been shown to delay progression of the disease by three months compared to AstraZeneca’s Faslodex or fulvestrant.
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Pfizer, Arvinas’ breast cancer test drug scores on disease advance

HQ Team June 1, 2025: An investigational oral breast cancer drug being developed by Pfizer and Arvinas Inc. has been shown to delay.

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Sanofi SA will acquire Vigil Neuroscience, Inc., a publicly traded clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, for $470 million.
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France’s Sanofi SA to acquire US-based Vigil Neuroscience for $470 million 

HQ Team May 22, 2025: Sanofi SA will acquire Vigil Neuroscience, Inc., a publicly traded clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies.

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Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co., Inc. will initiate talks with global regulatory agencies after an end-stage trial of its drug for a form of lung cancer improved patients’ chances of extending survival without the disease progressing.
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Daiichi Sankyo-Merck’s trial lung cancer drug meets primary goal

Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co., Inc. will initiate talks with global regulatory agencies after an end-stage trial of its drug for a.

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Switzerland’s Novartis AG has received accelerated approval from the USFDA for its drug to reduce elevated levels of proteins in the urine of patients with a rare type of kidney disease.
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Novartis’s drug to treat rare kidney disease gets USFDA approval 

Switzerland’s Novartis AG has received accelerated approval from the USFDA for its drug to reduce elevated levels of proteins in the urine of.

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Parkinson’s drug Ropinirole shows promise as potential treatment for ALS, study finds

HQ Team June 7, 2023: Ropinirole, a drug already approved for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has shown potential as a treatment for.

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