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The top 5 pharma M&A deals of 2020

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2020’s M&A activity hasn’t quite reached the heights of last year’s, where two pharma mega-mergers – BMS’ buyout of Celegne and AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan – accounted for almost 40% of total M&A deal values. Here we take a look at the biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2020 and what they might mean for the companies involved.

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Y-mAbs claims FDA OK for neuroblastoma drug Danyelza

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Y-mAbs Therapeutics has claimed its first product approval, getting a green light from the FDA for Danyelza for the rare cancer neuroblastoma. It’s very exciting to see this treatment go from being an experimental therapy used at my daughter’s bedside to now being FDA approved,” said Gad, who is chairman and president of Y-mAbs. “I

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FDA looks at pulling speedy approvals for three cancer drugs

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FDA advisors will scrutinise three cancer immunotherapies granted conditional approvals at a three-day meeting this week, to see if they should stay on the market. . Briefing documents published by the FDA ahead of the meeting suggest that discussion will focus on ongoing trials that may serve as alternative confirmatory studies.

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Gilead scores US approval for breast cancer drug that wowed ESMO

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Gilead’s $21 billion purchase of Immunomedics and its potential blockbuster Trodelvy continues to pay off, as the drug has now been approved by the FDA for triple-negative breast cancer. . months in patients treated with chemotherapy. months in patients treated with chemotherapy. billion in early 2020. .

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Immunomedics wows ESMO with breast cancer data reveal

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But the FDA requires survival data for a full approval, and this is what Immunomedics announced at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). months in patients treated with chemotherapy. in the chemotherapy arm. months, compared with 6.7 in the Trodelvy arm, compared with 5.4%

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Blue Note leukaemia DTx gets FDA breakthrough tag

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A prescription digital therapeutic (DTx) for leukaemia patients developed by Blue Note Therapeutics has been awarded breakthrough device status by the FDA. Last year, Biofourmis said its heart failure tool BiovitalsHF was the first DTx to be awarded breakthrough status by the FDA.

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FDA clears new first-line use for Servier’s Tibsovo in AML

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billion takeover of Agios Pharma’s oncology business after getting a key FDA approval for Tibsovo, the main asset in the deal. It can be used in in adults 75 years or older, or who have comorbidities that preclude use of intensive induction chemotherapy. Servier is on course to get a return on its $1.8

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