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The US drug regulator halted Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s investigational gene therapy for Danon disease after a patient died due to an infection, according to a company statement.
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FDA halts Rocket’s Danon disease mid-stage therapy as patient dies

HQ Team May 28, 2025: The US drug regulator halted Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s investigational gene therapy for Danon disease after a patient died.

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Eli Lilly and Company will acquire SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. for $1 billion to get access to an inhibitor that may cure chronic pain without using opioids.
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Eli Lilly to buy SiteOne to grab test inhibitor to treat chronic pain

HQ Team May 28, 2025: Eli Lilly and Company will acquire SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. for $1 billion to get access to an inhibitor.

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GSK Plc will acquire Boston Pharmaceutical’s investigational lead asset, efimosfermin alfa, to treat serious liver diseases, for $2 billion in cash.
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GSK to buy Boston’s lead drug asset for liver disease for $2 billion in cash

HQ Team May 14, 2025: GSK Plc will acquire Boston Pharmaceutical’s investigational lead asset, efimosfermin alfa, to treat serious liver diseases, for $2.

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Eli Lilly and Company will acquire Scorpion Therapeutics’ investigational cancer drug, currently being evaluated in first- mid-stage trials to treat breast and solid tumours, for $2.5 billion in cash.
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Eli Lilly to buy Scorpion Therapeutics’ cancer drug for $2.5 billion

Eli Lilly and Company will acquire Scorpion Therapeutics’ investigational cancer drug, currently being evaluated in first- mid-stage trials to treat breast and solid.

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GSK Plc will pay China’s privately-held Chimagen Biosciences $300 million upfront to develop and commercialise a T-cell engager to treat autoimmune diseases.
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GSK to pay Chimagen $300m upfront to develop autoimmune drug 

GSK Plc., will pay China’s privately-held Chimagen Biosciences $300 million upfront to develop and commercialise a T-cell engager to treat autoimmune diseases.

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British-Swedish AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo’s investigational drug for breast cancer failed to significantly improve the overall survival of the patients during an end-stage trial, according to a joint statement.
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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer drug fails in late-stage trial

British-Swedish AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo’s investigational drug for breast cancer failed to significantly improve the overall survival of the patients during an.

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Summit Therapeutics Inc.’s investigational drug ivonescimab helps lung cancer patients to cut the risk of progression or death from the disease by 48%, the latest results of the company's trials reveal.
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Summit’s lung cancer drug reduces risk of disease progression by 48%

Summit Therapeutics Inc.’s investigational drug ivonescimab helps lung cancer patients to cut the risk of progression or death from the disease by 48%,.

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Merck has stopped an end-stage combination immunotherapy trial for a lung cancer condition, following recommendations of an independent data monitoring committee, which indicated the drug wouldn’t succeed.
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Merck halts small cell lung cancer immunotherapy drug trial

Merck has stopped an end-stage combination immunotherapy trial for a lung cancer condition, following recommendations of an independent data monitoring committee, which indicated.

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The US-based Merck and Co.’s investigational medicine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease has resulted in lowering infections, according to the company.
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Merck’s experimental RSV injection lowers infections in infants 

The US-based Merck and Co.’s investigational medicine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease has resulted in lowering infections, according to.

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US-based biotechnology company Viking Therapeutics Inc., reported “positive” results from its early-stage weight-loss oral drug and the pill showed mild to moderate side effects.
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Viking Therapeutics’ weight-loss drug shows ‘positive’ results in early trials

US-based biotechnology company Viking Therapeutics Inc., reported “positive” results from its early-stage weight-loss oral drug and the pill showed mild to moderate side.

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