1st Coronavirus vaccination in U.S. is given in New York
A nurse in Queens received the coronavirus vaccine during a news conference with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. — NYT: Top Stories
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TROPION-Lung01 head-to-head phase 3 trial initiated to evaluate datopotamab deruxtecan Versus docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced or metastatic NSCLC without actionable genomic alterations
TOKYO & MUNICH & BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca today announced the initiation of TROPION-Lung01, a global pivotal phase 3 head-to-head study of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd; DS-1062), a TROP2 directed antibody
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U.S. begins shipping vaccine as virus rages on
The first vaccines left a Pfizer facility in Michigan early Sunday, with UPS and FedEx teaming up to ship it to all 50 states in the most ambitious inoculation campaign in U.S. history. — NYT: Top Stories
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Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for Inrebic® (fedratinib) for adult patients with newly diagnosed and previously treated myelofibrosis
If approved, Inrebic will become the first new therapy for myelofibrosis in Europe in nearly a decade Inrebic, if approved, will also be the first once-daily, oral therapy to demonstrate clinically meaningful spleen and symptom response for patients with myelofibrosis where treatment
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Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses
President Donald Trump speaks after awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, to Olympic gold medalist and former University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Washington.
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“Nobody knows“: Experts baffled by mystery illness in India
A patient is assisted by others to get down from an ambulance at the district government hospital in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Tuesday, Dec.8, 2020. Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500
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Scripps Research names Jin-Quan Yu to newly-endowed Bristol Myers Squibb Chair in Chemistry
PRINCETON, N.J. & LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$BMY #BMS—Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Scripps Research today announced that Bristol Myers Squibb has endowed a chair in chemistry at Scripps Research to advance scientific research critical to drug discovery. Scripps Research has named
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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, blood samples from volunteers participating in the last-stage testing of the COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna and the National Institutes wait to be processed in a lab at the University of Miami Miller
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Bayer and Atara Biotherapeutics enter strategic collaboration for mesothelian-targeted CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors
Agreement is fundamental element of Bayer’s new Cell & Gene Therapy strategy Bayer to enter CAR T-cell therapy space and expand oncology development pipeline with groundbreaking technology Recognizes the leading position of Atara’s technology platform in allogeneic cell therapy Collaboration will focus