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FDA approves Biogen’s Spinraza for spinal muscular atrophy

Analysts predict blockbuster sales as drug is priced at $750,000 for first year of treatment

Novartis day

Novartis buys two firms in pre-Christmas shopping spree

Acquires eye disease specialist Encore Vision and NASH drug firm Conatus Pharma

Sanofi reception

Lilly and Boehringer launch first Lantus clone Basaglar in US

Starts biosimilar at 15% discount to Sanofi’s basal insulin product

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) building

BMS restructures US R&D operations

Unveils site closures and build plans as firm focuses pipeline around three US hubs

- PMLiVE

QuintilesIMS launches European oncology data-gathering initiative

Will collaborate with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lilly, Merck KGaA and Pfizer

- PMLiVE

After Senate vote, Cures Act is en route to Obama for signature

Set to accelerate access to new therapies through real-world data and surrogate efficiency measures

- PMLiVE

Global drug spending will rise by a third to $1.5trn in 2021

However, rate of growth will not match previous years due to pricing and access pressures

- PMLiVE

AZ’s Tagrisso beats chemotherapy in lung cancer trial

Phase III data shows greater progression-free survival in mutation-positive NSCLC patients

- PMLiVE

Keytruda closes in on Opdivo’s lead in Hodgkin lymphoma

KEYNOTE-087 trial shows an overall response rate of 69 percent

- PMLiVE

NICE green lights Keytruda for second-line lung cancer

Merck & Co's oncology treatment backed in draft guidance for NSCLC

- PMLiVE

Keytruda gets priority FDA review for biomarker-positive tumours

Merck & Co’s immuno-oncology drug used for colorectal cancer

- PMLiVE

Shire to focus rare disease R&D with new US facility

Cambridge, Massachusetts hub to drive firm’s push to become leading rare disease specialist

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