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Pfizer obesity program adds monthly dosing evidence

June 08, 2026

Pfizer broadened the clinical case for its monthly obesity GLP-1 treatment berobenatide with new mid-stage data on a weekly-to-monthly dosing path. The company’s data were presented at the...

Roche moves into combination obesity trial planning

June 08, 2026

Roche said it plans to start a Phase 2 trial this year testing an obesity-drug combination of petrelintide and enicepatide. The company framed the pairing as an opportunity to combine a...

Abivax UC trial results spark cancer-signal overhang

June 08, 2026

Abivax’s shares swung after the company’s Phase 3 ABTECT maintenance trial posted positive topline results for obefazimod in ulcerative colitis, but investors focused on malignancies seen in...

ERAP1 inhibitor plus PD-1 blockade expands in anti-PD-1 resistance

June 08, 2026

GRWD5769, an oral ERAP1 inhibitor, combined with cemiplimab showed durable activity across multiple Phase 1b expansion cohorts in solid tumors with secondary anti–PD-1 resistance and in MSS-CRC....

Pfizer monthly shot effectiveness in obesity with diabetes

June 08, 2026

Pfizer presented data indicating berobenatide’s long-acting monthly GLP-1 regimen delivers efficacy in patients with both obesity and diabetes, reinforcing the drug’s positioning after its Metsera...

Biosafety: home dental care gaps tied to systemic disease in homebound elderly

June 08, 2026

A German observational analysis using health insurance claims data linked discontinuation of dental care to worsening systemic diseases in homebound elderly patients. Published under the InSEMaP...

Diagnostics: CRISPR assay targets field detection of mpox

June 08, 2026

Researchers engineered a portable CRISPR-based assay for mpox detection designed for field use following the 2025 outbreak in Sierra Leone. The work, led by Gopal, Abay, and Payne, aims to improve...

Seizure-targeted ADC enters first-in-human testing

June 08, 2026

ABBV-706, a SEZ6-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, began first-in-human evaluation in patients with advanced solid tumors. The clinical update is logged in a Journal of Clinical Oncology...

Oral cancer risk monitoring: saliva test links oral precancer to outcomes

June 08, 2026

A new saliva-based biomarker strategy is being advanced for oral potentially malignant disorders, with reported links between oral precancer status and clinical outcomes. The study, led by Chen...

Obesity drugs: new efficacy and discontinuation data

June 07, 2026

Boehringer Ingelheim’s obesity shot, survodutide (licensed from Zealand Pharma), saw notable Phase 3 discontinuations attributed to side effects, according to SYNCHRONIZE-1 reporting referenced in...

Obesity pipeline: retatrutide safety/tolerability details

June 07, 2026

Eli Lilly disclosed additional safety and tolerability data for retatrutide at the American Diabetes Association meeting, including counts of arrhythmias and major cardiovascular complications...

Obesity competition: Roche obesity combo trial starting

June 07, 2026

Roche plans to initiate a Phase 2 trial combining petrelintide and enicepatide later this year, according to ADA26 reporting. The companies are positioning the dual-incretin approach as a path to...

Obesity competition: Pfizer monthly berobenatide data

June 07, 2026

Pfizer presented updated clinical data supporting monthly dosing of berobenatide for obesity, following earlier signals from VESPER-3. In the study, patients transitioned from weekly dosing to...

Obesity pipeline validation: Pfizer’s berobenatide in obesity and diabetes

June 07, 2026

At ADA26, Pfizer added additional framing for berobenatide’s use in obesity and diabetes, citing data presented alongside its long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist program. The coverage also ties the...

Company finance: Ona raises $86.6M

June 07, 2026

Ona secured an $86.6 million venture round positioned among Spain’s largest biotech financings, according to Biocentury Finance reporting. The capital injection underscores continued appetite for...

M&A/strategy: Forbion brings in Novo business development leader

June 07, 2026

Forbion announced the hire of John McDonald as an operating partner focused on business development and M&A, with prior experience including corporate business development leadership at Novo...

Oncology tools: first-in-human ADC development expands

June 07, 2026

An early first-in-human study is underway for ABBV-706, a SEZ6-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in patients with advanced solid tumors. The program’s Journal of Clinical Oncology...

ADC pipeline: SYS6043 Phase 1 dose escalation

June 07, 2026

SYS6043, a B7-H3/Top1 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), began Phase 1 dose escalation in solid tumor malignancies, according to the study listing. The start of dose escalation highlights ongoing...

Diagnostics & infectious disease: portable CRISPR assay for mpox

June 07, 2026

Researchers engineered a portable CRISPR-based assay for mpox detection in the wake of the 2025 outbreak in Sierra Leone, as described in the report. The approach is aimed at field diagnostics and...

Obesity pharmacology: new retatrutide safety/tolerability updates

June 07, 2026

Eli Lilly disclosed additional safety and tolerability data for retatrutide at the American Diabetes Association meeting and in The Lancet, extending results from TRANSCEND-T2D-1. The company...