Angus Liu

Merck's first PD-1xVEGF bispecific data are here: 55% unconfirmed ORR in a small group of first-line NSCLC patients #AACR26 fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-…

In other words, FDA still took the full standard 60-day filing review period for a CNPV, even though this is an sNDA of an existing drug filed under RTOR, which means the review should have started before the entire submission package was completed.

The FDA's press release says zongertinib's application was FILED on Jan. 13, 2026. But Boehringer told us that they actually completed the package under real-time oncology review on Nov. 14, 2025, and that it was ACCEPTED on Jan. 13.

@JacobPlieth @PearlF I think there's a difference between "can" and "should/must." FDA is not "requiring" MRD. The language is "MRD can be used as an endpoint to support accelerated approval in MM"

@PearlF @Angus_Fierce Requiring MRD (and not just CR rate) would set a higher bar for an accelerated approval in multiple myeloma, no?

FDA issued a draft guidance on the potential use of minimal residual disease (MRD) & complete response (CR) to support accelerated approval of drugs to treat multiple myeloma #mmsm. It was on FDA's agenda in '25 but had been delayed by new FDA/HHS leaders said @FierceBiotech. A link to the story is in the reply

@JacobPlieth @PearlF @AuclairDan I think the focus is on earlier line given that FDA is already fully comfortable with late-line approvals based on ORR/CR. Even though earlier-line doesn't get singled out, the guidance makes it a possibility. But I agree, I'd be more comfortable if there were specific language

@PearlF @Angus_Fierce @AuclairDan I'm not sure... the only clarity from the ODAC seemed to be this: possibility of a single trial to back AA **in a relatively early setting** But the FDA guidance doesn't seem to spell this out

@DisneyAnimation @Disney @AMCHelps @AMCTheatres I went to see Zootopia 2 in @RealD3D at AMC Courthouse Plaza on 11/27 1110am based on AMC's ad promising a character keychain. But it was not available. CS refused a satisfactory resolution. False advertising is unacceptable @FTC

FDA unveils ‘plausible mechanism pathway,’ a new approach that could trigger a seismic shift in how bespoke gene editing therapies are developed and approved. fiercebiotech.com/biotech/fdas-n…

Was just wondering what Vivek's been up to.

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Akeso, Summit's ivonescimab crushes Merck's Keytruda in China study, signaling potential new standard of care in lung cancer #WCLC24 fiercepharma.com/pharma/akeso-s…

Before approving Amgen's breakthrough lung cancer med Imdelltra, FDA flagged 'a large number' of missing adverse events from a pivotal trial. fiercepharma.com/pharma/approve…

Eli Lilly invests additional $5.3B for production of diabetes, obesity drugs in Indiana fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/…

WuXi Biologics has quietly withdrawn from the BIO International Convention 2024 amid worsening geopolitical tensions fiercepharma.com/pharma/wuxi-bi…

More background on the FDA's first-of-its-kind, confirmatory trial-related CRL for Regeneron. fiercebiotech.com/biotech/what-d…

Just imagine this: Every case of an important update being buried in an SEC filing is fed to an AI somewhere fiercebiotech.com/biotech/modern…

Special report: CAR-T hype faces infrastructure reality check fiercepharma.com/pharma/mid-dec…

Novo Nordisk answers Eli Lilly's challenge in obesity treatment with its own head-to-head trial for a Wegovy combination against Zepbound. Details in story. fiercepharma.com/pharma/novo-no…

The FDA has approved Merck's Keytruda as part of a neoadjuvant-plus-adjuvant therapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer. The label already includes overall survival data. fiercepharma.com/pharma/mercks-…

In the Breakthroughs category, we’ll recognize organizations, clinicians, researchers and others whose work has pushed the boundaries of knowledge and improved the lives of countless individuals. fiercepharma.com/fierce-50/fier… #Fierce50 #WeAreFierce

Merck and Moderna's phase 3 plan for their mRNA cancer vaccine is here. $MRK $MRNA fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-…