Susvimo, a PDS version of the blockbuster Lucentis, is a refillable eye implant that will extend Roche's commercial opportunity in wet-AMD but presents training challenges. Pricing is slightly below Lucentis.

The company announced it would withdraw the BLA for balstilimab monotherapy in cervical cancer following Keytruda’s full approval, but it plans to keep developing the drug.

The French major and partner Regeneron expect to file Dupixent for the rare skin disease next year after a Phase III trial of the blockbuster hit its primary and secondary endpoints.

The foundation is donating to help supply Merck/Ridgeback’s antiviral to low-income nations; also Pfizer got one step closer to full approval for booster shots of Comirnaty, while the FDA authorized Moderna and J&J boosters, and Daiichi Sankyo made progress on its own mRNA vaccine candidate. Shionogi's once-daily oral antiviral is also moving forward.