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Novartis to acquire Excellergy in deal worth up to $2bn

Exl-111, a potential treatment included in the deal, is a central factor in many allergic diseases

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BMS’ Opdivo gets expanded FDA and EU approval for Hodgkin lymphoma

This type of cancer is the most common one diagnosed in teenagers

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Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen all newborn babies for SMA

The screening is part of a two-year evaluation funded by the Scottish government and Novartis

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Novartis agrees on potential $3bn deal to buy Synnovations’s breast cancer treatment

The oral drug is currently being evaluated for breast cancer and other advanced solid tumours in a phase 1/2 study

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J&J’s nipocalimab gets FDA Fast Track designation for lupus

The autoimmune disease affects approximately three to five million people globally

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Gilead to acquire Arcellx in deal worth $7.8bn

The US FDA has accepted a licence application for drug for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for early gastric and gastroesophageal cancer

Gastric cancer is the fifth highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with almost a million people diagnosed annually

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Sanofi’s Rezurock receives positive CHMP opinion for chronic graft-versus-host disease

Up to 50% of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients develop chronic GVHD

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Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex Faspro regimen receives FDA approval for multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma has an average five-year survival rate of 59.8% and is currently incurable

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Novartis’ ianalumab receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for Sjögren’s disease

Approximately half of those with Sjögren’s disease are thought to be undiagnosed

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Johnson & Johnson’s Rybrevant shows positive effects in difficult-to-treat colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer accounts for around 10% of all cancer cases globally, with an increase in diagnoses in younger people

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Novartis agrees to lower drug prices in deal with US government

In 2025, the pharma company announced a $23bn US investment commitment

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