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Dyno Therapeutics reports 152-fold brain transduction improvement and new immune-evasive AAV capsid data at ESGCT 2026

Dyno Therapeutics reports 152-fold higher brain transduction than AAV9 in primates, plus new muscle and antibody-evasive capsid data.

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Pfizer’s TALZENNA and XTANDI cut prostate cancer progression risk by 52%, but who benefits most?

Pfizer wins FDA approval for TALZENNA plus XTANDI in earlier metastatic prostate cancer. See how a 52% progression-risk reduction changes treatment.

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Bayer’s LYNKUET cut poor sleep reports sharply, but does that make it a menopause sleep treatment?

Bayer's LYNKUET showed improved self-reported sleep quality in a post-hoc Phase 3 analysis. The findings do not establish a separate sleep indication.

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Gilead is betting nearly $1.9bn on masked cancer drugs. What makes Vir’s technology different?

Vir Biotechnology and Gilead Sciences have agreed to develop three dual-masked T-cell engager programmes under a deal worth up to approximately $1.88 billion. The $90 million upfront package includes cash and equity, while most of the headline value depends on future development and commercial milestones.

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Avenzo Therapeutics to reveal VBC103 Phase 1 results at ESMO Asia 2026

Avenzo's partner VelaVigo will disclose early human safety and efficacy findings for the Nectin-4/TROP2 antibody-drug conjugate VBC103 at ESMO Asia 2026. The presentation could clarify the clinical potential of dual-antigen targeting, while a separate United States study advances in urothelial cancer.

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Can Chipscreen’s AI-discovered CS43158 overcome leukemia drug resistance? China clears human trials

Chipscreen secures China IND clearance for CS43158, targeting FLT3 mutations and resistance pathways in acute myeloid leukemia.

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Perceive Biotherapeutics completes VOY-101 Phase 2a JOURNEY enrollment in geographic atrophy

Perceive Bio completes 94-eye VOY-101 enrollment for geographic atrophy. Examine trial design, safety, competition and the 2027 readout.

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AviadoBio AVB-101 shows 90% progranulin increase in Phase 1/2 ASPIRE-FTD trial

AviadoBio has reported dose-related increases in cerebrospinal fluid progranulin, including a 90% rise in its highest-dose cohort, alongside encouraging early safety and neurodegeneration biomarker findings. The 17-patient experience supports continued investigation of AVB-101, but evidence that the gene therapy slows dementia progression is still lacking.

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One ABCL635 injection cut hot flashes by 83%. Can AbCellera prove the benefit lasts?

AbCellera will reveal new ABCL635 safety and symptom data after reporting an 83% hot flash reduction. Can its antibody sustain the benefit?

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Merck’s Keytruda-Padcev bladder cancer push moves closer to broader EU approval

Merck & Co.’s Keytruda plus Padcev has won a positive European regulatory opinion for perioperative treatment of resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer regardless of cisplatin eligibility, potentially expanding an already important oncology franchise into a broader earlier-stage population.

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