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LEO Pharma to Acquire Global Rights to Tanabe Pharma’s Dersimelagon for ~$435M

Shots: LEO Pharma has entered into an agreement to acquire worldwide rights to dersimelagon from Tanabe Pharma for the treatment of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP) As per the deal, Tanabe Pharma will receive up to $435M in upfront & near-term milestone payments together with potential downstream milestones and tiered royalties on net…
August 18, 2026

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Innocare Pharma
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InnoCare Pharma Reports NMPA Approval for P-III Trial of Mesutoclax + Azacitidine in Treatment-Naive AML

Shots: Chinese NMPA has approved the P-III trial of mesutoclax (ICP-248) in combination with azacitidine vs venetoclax with azacitidine in elderly or unfit pts with treatment-naïve acute myeloid leukemia (TN AML) At ASCO’26, the combination achieved an 81.8% composite CR rate in evaluable TN AML pts (as of Apr 13, 2026), with 86.5% of responders…
August 18, 2026

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OmniAb and Eli Lilly Partner on New Ion Channel Discovery Program

Shots: OmniAb has entered a global collaboration & license agreement with Eli Lilly for a new ion channel program, leveraging OmniAb’s discovery & screening platform to identify next-generation therapeutics targeting ion channels The therapeutic target and modality remain undisclosed, while OmniAb will contribute its established expertise and technology in ion channel discovery & screening As…
August 17, 2026

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Hutchmed
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HUTCHMED and AstraZeneca Report P-III (SAFFRON) Trial Data on Orpathys + Tagrisso for MET-Driven EGFRm Lung Cancer

Shots: The P-III (SAFFRON) trial assessed Orpathys (300mg; BID) + Tagrisso (80mg; QD) vs doublet Pt-based CT in 338 pts with EGFRm, LA/M NSCLC with MET overexpression or amplification whose disease progressed following 1 or 2L treatment with Tagrisso The trial showed a statistically significant & clinically meaningful improvement in both PFS & OS, with a favorable…
August 17, 2026

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Astrazeneca and Daiichi-Sankyo New
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Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca Report P-III (DESTINY-Lung04) Trial Data on Enhertu for HER2 Mutant Non-Squamous NSCLC

Shots: Daiichi Sankyo & AZ have reported P-III (DESTINY-Lung04) trial data assessing Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) vs SoC (Pt-pemetrexed doublet CT + Keytruda) in 454 pts with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic, nsq-NSCLC harboring a HER2 exon 19 or 20 mutation Trial showed that Enhertu improved PFS as 1L treatment, with trial continuing to evaluate 2EPs incl. OS;…
August 17, 2026

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Sandoz & Henlius
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Henlius and Sandoz Partner on Up to 10 Biosimilar mAbs and ADC Products

Shots: The deal incl. ~10 biosimilars or related components, incl. 3 initial assets: HLX05-N (cetuximab), HLX16 (evolocumab), & a proposed belimumab biosimilar, plus an option for HLXTE-HAase1001, a recombinant human hyaluronidase Sandoz will receive exclusive rights to register & commercialize the assets globally outside China, with both parties sharing development & lifecycle activities. Territories vary…
August 17, 2026

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Rigel Reports Availability of Veppanu for ER+/HER2-, ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer

Shots: Rigel has reported the availability of Veppanu (vepdegestrant) by prescription in the US for the treatment of adults with ER+/ HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer, with disease progression following ≥1L of endocrine therapy Veppanu (200mg, PO, QD) is an FDA-approved PROTAC, a class of targeted protein degraders that uses the body’s natural machinery to…
August 14, 2026

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