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Merck announced that the FDA has approved Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) (anti-PD-1 therapy) as a single agent for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR).  Keytruda® is als...

Henlius Biotech published the results of Ph II trials of novel anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody serplulimab (novel anti-PD-1 mAb) in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer.  Henlius reported that the study demonstrated a manageable safety profile and encouraging efficacy.  ...

Amgen and Pfizer settled their pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) dispute Amgen Inc v Hospira Inc (D. Del., No. 20-201) which has been on foot since February 2020.  No further details about the settlement agreement have been published to date.

MSD announced results from Ph III trials of Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in patients with Stage IB-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, reporting that Keytruda® significantly improved disease-free survival.

On 16 March 2022, Pearce IP hosted a Masterclass on Removing Patent Barriers in Australia.

Prestige BioPharma published preclinical data on its first-in-class pancreatic cancer treatment PBP1510 (ulenistamab).  PBP1510 is being developed as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer and is currently in Ph 1/2a trials in France and Spain.

MSD announced that it will discontinue Ph III trials of Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in combination with Lynparza® (olaparib) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer following the recommendation of an independent Data Monitoring Committee.  MSD said th...

The Centre for Biosimilars reported on a study on Celltrion’s CT-39 (biosimilar omalizumab) presented at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.  Celltrion reported that the study demonstrated equivalence with Xolair® (omalizumab).