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PROSPER data reveal big Xtandi benefit in early-stage prostate cancer

Findings demonstrated a 71% reduction in cancer spreading and death

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Pfizer and IBM’s tech-enabled ‘Parkinson’s house’

Pharma firm looks to technology to help it unlock the doors to breakthrough treatments

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Biogen cuts $217m deal for Karyopharm neurology drug

The biotech hopes to begin phase I trials of KPT-350 by the end of the year

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Third time lucky? Sanofi cuts an $11.6bn deal to buy Bioverativ

French pharma firm offers $105 apiece for the spin-out’s shares

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NICE finally starts review of Biogen’s Spinraza for SMA

Will evaluate the treatment based on its Single Technology Appraisal process

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Pfizer drops neuroscience R&D, cutting 300 jobs

The new direction will see the termination of early-stage Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s candidates

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Pfizer buys into Sangamo’s motor neuron disease gene therapy

The pharma giant will pay $12m upfront and $150m in potential milestones

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NICE to look again at Pfizer’s Besponsa after appeal

The blood cancer medicine was originally turned down on cost-effectiveness grounds

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Novartis bags new breakthrough status for Kisqali in breast cancer

The Swiss pharma group’s treatment will rival Lilly’s Verzenio and Pfizer’s Ibrance if approved

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FDA’s year-end approvals take annual tally to 46

Rhopressa and Steglatro were among the final medicines licensed last year

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Novartis’ Extavia evades NICE restrictions on MS drugs

But Avonex, Plegridy, Betaferon, Rebif and Copaxone are set to be turned down

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Boehringer adds to pipeline again with €628m Autifony CNS deal

Bags rights to the GlaxoSmithKline spin-out's small-molecule drug for schizophrenia

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