Following a major setback in another indication earlier this year, ASLAN’s lead asset is now seen as a potential new option for second-line use in biliary tract cancer following promising new data from a Chinese trial.

GSK looks to become a cancer contender once again, while Merck and Roche go toe-to-toe in TNBC.

The Swiss major has new data on its SMA gene therapy which has been found not to be the cause of the death of a six-month-old patient earlier this year.

Sanofi's latest digital health move will see it collaborating with Happify Health on a digital therapeutic for patients with multiple sclerosis, a therapeutic area it knows well.

The company has discontinued a Phase II trial for BG00011, which was acquired in its 2012 Stromedix purchase, due to safety issues.

Acceleron ended testing of ACE-083 in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy after the investigational drug missed Phase II endpoints.

Novartis’s breast cancer therapy Piqray is endorsed by an expert panel for marketing in India and the Swiss company has emphasized its commitment to value-based pricing for the product.

Fosmanogepix, with safety and efficacy clearances to continue Phase II, could provide an IV-to-oral option for patients with potentially lethal Candida fungal infections.

Novartis looks to differentiate ofatumumab from Roche's entrenched MS blockbuster Ocrevus, stressing that patients can inject the therapy at home.