Ahead of the EMA’s CHMP publishing its April meeting highlights, Biogen has revealed a positive opinion for its Tofidence biosimilar tocilizumab rival to RoActemra. However, Fresenius already has a version on the market.

Guest Andrew McConaghie from Scrip's UK team joins Brian Yang and Dexter Yan to discuss AACR highlights from Chinese biotechs, European perspectives on the proposed US BIOSECURE Act, two recent acquisitions and Boehringer Ingelheim's recent quarterly results.

Revlimid and Eliquis beat expectations in the first quarter, but the products have dwindling exclusivity, making new drugs the main focus for Bristol. So the company will reinvest cost savings in R&D.

Seeking to clear up a ‘misconception,’ Oncology Center of Excellence officials say earlier endpoints, such as progression-free survival and overall response, continue to be useful in getting therapies to market quicker, but sponsors still should plan to systematically collect OS data to ensure there is no detriment to survival.