Interim miss slows IO Biotech
An accelerated approval looks off the table, as the group’s first-line melanoma trial continues.
Immutep tries again
After Tacti-003’s controlled cohorts fail, Immutep plays up single-arm data in PD-L1 non-expressers.
Bicara chases Merus
But ficerafusp is limited to HPV-negative disease, and petosemtamab’s safety looks better.
Merck KGaA’s xevinapant gets SMACked down
One of the German group’s biggest cancer hopes has fallen flat, raising more questions about targeting an apoptosis pathway.