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Merck and SciBrunch Sign ~$2.13B Exclusive Global License Agreement for SPR2015

Shots: Merck & SciBrunch have entered into an exclusive global license agreement for SPR2015, with Merck receiving exclusive rights to develop, manufacture & commercialize SPR2015 worldwide As per the deal, SciBrunch will receive ~$400M upfront & payment associated with development, commercialization & other milestones across multiple indications, representing the total deal value of ~$2.13B SPR2015…

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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…

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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Reports FDA Clearance to Initiate TEMPO-1 Trial of CRB-701 in OPSCC

Shots: The US FDA has granted clearance to initiate a registrational study (TEMPO-1) of CRB-701, a Nectin-4-targeted ADC, in 2L oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), with enrolment beginning in Sep 2026 Trial (n=250) will evaluate the efficacy & safety of CRB-701 vs investigator’s choice of capecitabine, cetuximab or docetaxel, assessing ORR as the 1EP to…

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CORE Biomedicine Licenses Preclinical Oncology Portfolio from Eisai

Shots: CORE Biomedicine has entered into a licensing agreement with Eisai, securing exclusive global rights to develop & commercialize multiple preclinical oncology programs As per the deal, CORE will obtain exclusive, global rights to certain preclinical oncology programs spanning distinct targets & biological pathways, providing CORE with a broad pipeline to develop next-generation precision medicines…

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Nanjing Leads Biolabs Receives NMPA Priority Review for Opamtistomig to Treat EP-NEC

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has accepted the BLA & granted priority review to Opamtistomig (LBL-024) as a monotx. for the treatment of advanced extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (EP-NEC) BLA was supported by the registrational trial data, designed to assess the efficacy & safety of Opamtistomig in pts with advanced EP-NEC whose disease had progressed following ≥2…

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Novartis to Acquire Myricx Bio for ~$1.5B

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Myricx Bio, strengthening Novartis’ oncology pipeline & advancing next-generation targeted drug conjugates with novel payload mechanisms Myricx is developing ADCs, using NMT inhibitor (NMTi) payloads designed to disrupt key cancer cell processes, with preclinical data showing broad activity across solid tumors, incl. TOPO-1-resistant models As per…

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Nuvectis Expands Pipeline with ~ $1.46B Ex-China Licensing Deal for Two Late-Stage Assets from Haisco

Shots: Nuvectis has licensed exclusive ex-China rights to NXP100 (HSK39297; QD, PO), a Complement Factor B inhibitor, & NXP200 (HSK42360), a brain-penetrant paradox-breaker BRAF inhibitor from Haisco, transforming the company into a late-stage development player  As per the deal, Haisco will receive ~$40M in upfront & near-term payments, plus up to $1.421B in development,…

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