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BeOne Medicines and Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline overall survival results from the second interim analysis of the Phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01 trial, reinforcing the benefit of Ziihera-containing regimens just days after their FDA approval in first-line HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

GSK will begin a phase 3 trial in September 2026 for its investigational mRNA seasonal flu vaccine after phase II data showed stronger immune responses than licensed comparators. The candidate is designed to target both hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, a dual-antigen approach not yet tested in a late-stage mRNA flu trial.

SIM0660's dual CD79a/CD19 targeting aims to deepen B-cell depletion, supporting Roche's up-to-$1.53 billion bet on Simcere Zaiming's TCE platform.

AstraZeneca's Enhertu plus pertuzumab cut progression risk 44%, extending PFS past 3 years as the first new 1st-line HER2+ regimen in 10 years.

Today’s BioPharm Brief looks at a new treatment for essential thrombocythemia, a halted cancer vaccine trial, and updated COVID-19 vaccine approvals ahead of the 2026-2027 season.

Novavax's partners Sanofi and Takeda have received regulatory approvals for an XFG variant-adapted formulation of Nuvaxovid, the company's protein-based, non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, across the US, EU, and Japan for the 2026-2027 vaccination season, positioning Novavax to continue earning royalties without maintaining its own commercial infrastructure.

PharmaEssentia's ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft (Besremi) cut ET response rates to 43% versus 6% for anagrelide, backing a first-in-decades FDA nod for a new rare blood cancer treatment.

LIlly reports that Taltz plus Zepbound helped 30.6% of psoriasis patients clear skin and lose 10%+ weight at 1 year, versus 4.4% on Taltz alone.

BioNTech has terminated the Phase 2 BNT122-01 trial of autogene cevumeran as an adjuvant monotherapy in ctDNA-positive resected colorectal cancer, following a DSMB recommendation citing a numerical imbalance in overall survival, while the drug's separate pancreatic cancer trial continues unaffected.

Eron Kelly, CEO of ConcertAI, and Shaalan Beg, MD, chief medical officer, oncology, ConcertAI, discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate clinical trial design, patient identification, and site selection while maintaining trust in clinical data.

TSY-110 could become the first biosimilar rival to Roche's ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla), a $2.5 billion HER2 breast cancer therapy.

DualityBio's DUP5 payload shrank tumors resistant to topoisomerase inhibitor ADCs, backing its new $1 billion-plus deal with Genentech.

The FDA has approved Lilly's tirzepatide (Mounjaro) to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes at high risk, based on the head-to-head SURPASS-CVOT trial showing non-inferiority to dulaglutide (Trulicity), making it the first GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist with this indication.