J.P. Morgan Notebook Day 1: PCSK9 Face-Off, Teva’s Slowed Growth, Merck’s Keytruda Wins, Lilly’s CDK4/6 Hopes And More
Executive Summary
Daily round-up of news and notes from the 2017 J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco. Regeneron CEO rebuffs Amgen’s patent battle strategy; Teva CEO apologizes for reduced financial guidance; Merck looks for more Keytruda wins, combos; Lilly awaits potentially differentiating Phase III CDK4/6 data; Alkermes readies ALKS 5461 depression submission; Biden discusses cancer moonshot; FDA’s real world evidence views; and UniQure turns a corner.
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