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Medtronic Pulls Plug On Heart Implant Device Amid Growing Concerns Over Patient Safety

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Medtronic PLC (NYSE: MDT) announced Thursday that it is stopping the distribution and sale of the Medtronic HVAD System, an implantable heart pump, after numerous data indicated higher occurrences of adverse events, including stroke and mortality, as compared to other circulatory-support devices.

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Novartis Says Co Reports Clinically Relevant Improvement In Median Overall Survival Data In Final Analysis Of Pivotal NETTER-1 Study With Targeted Radioligand Therapy Lutathera

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 11:56 AM

Novartis today reported the final analysis from the NETTER-1 phase III study comparing treatment using Lutathera® (INN: lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide / USAN: lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) plus 30 mg octreotide LAR

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AstraZeneca, Merck Report Results From OlympiA Phase 3 Trial Of LYNPARZA For Patients With Germline Breast Cancer Gene-Mutated High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Showed Statistical Significance, Clinically Meaningful Improvement In Survival

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 11:56 AM

First medicine targeting BRCA mutations to show clinical benefit in adjuvant setting WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the US and Canada, today announced

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Bristol Myers Squibb Offers Date From CheckMate -648 Showing Opdivo Plus Chemo And Opdivo Plus Yervoy Improved Overall Survival vs Chemo In Unresectable Advanced Or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 11:56 AM

Opdivo demonstrated significant overall survival benefit over chemotherapy alone in both PD-L1 positive and all-randomized populations in both treatment arms CheckMate -648 marks the third global trial in which Opdivo

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Merck Says Co’s KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) Given After Surgery Reduced Risk Of Disease Recurrence Or Death By 32% Versus Placebo As Adjuvant Therapy In Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 11:56 AM

Merck's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Given After Surgery Reduced the Risk of Disease Recurrence or Death by 32% Versus Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) KEYNOTE-564 is the

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Why Senseonics Shares Are Rocketing Higher After Hours Thursday

By Chris Katje

Today, 11:56 AM

Study results from a glucose monitoring company were reported after market close Thursday.

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NANOBIOTIX Reports New Data For Potential First-In-Class Radioenhancer NBTXR3 In Combination With Anti-PD-1 Showing Local Or Distant Tumor Regression In 76.9% Of Evaluable Patients Regardless Of Prior Anti-PD-1 Exposure

By Benzinga Newsdesk

Today, 11:56 AM

Data to be Presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology Results show NBTXR3 plus radiotherapy could potentially stimulate immune response and convert anti-PD-1 non-responders into

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Albireo Pharma Highlights Presentation Of Data From Phase 3 PEDFIC Study

By Bill Haddad

Today, 11:56 AM

Albireo Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALBO), a clinical-stage rare liver disease company developing novel bile acid modulators, today presented clinical data from its Phase 3 PEDFIC 1 study and an interim data cut of the

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Valneva Concludes Recruitment for COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Trial

By Vandana Singh

Today, 11:56 AM

Privately-held Valneva SE has completed recruitment for the pivotal Phase 3 trial of its inactivated, adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine candidate, VLA2001. VLA2001…

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