December 20, 2018 04:28 AM EST

That’s gotta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spectrum’s 'breakthrough' pitch for cancer drug poziotinib and shares tumble

John Carroll

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Everybody loves a breakthrough therapy drug designation from the FDA. But woe betide the public biotech company that comes away from the BTD quest empty …

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That’s gotta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spectrum’s 'breakthrough' pitch for cancer drug poziotinib and shares tumble

John Carroll

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That’s got­ta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spec­trum’s 'break­through' pitch for can­cer drug pozi­o­tinib and shares tum­ble

John Carroll

Editor & Founder

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Among phar­ma CEOs, the IRA now and the IRA lat­er get very dif­fer­ent re­ac­tions

Bris­tol My­ers restarts ra­dio­phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal Phase 3 tri­al, but de­lays read­out by one year

Up­dat­ed: With cost-cut­ting un­der­way, Bris­tol My­ers rais­es guid­ance, touts Phase 3 win and scraps an­oth­er

An­drew Left, short sell­er who cam­paigned against Valeant, is ac­cused of fraud by SEC

Eu­ro­pean drug reg­u­la­tor re­jects Alzheimer's drug Leqem­bi, cit­ing safe­ty con­cerns

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That’s gotta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spectrum’s 'breakthrough' pitch for cancer drug poziotinib and shares tumble

Among pharma CEOs, the IRA now and the IRA later get very different reactions

Bristol Myers restarts radiopharmaceutical Phase 3 trial, but delays readout by one year

Updated: With cost-cutting underway, Bristol Myers raises guidance, touts Phase 3 win and scraps another

Andrew Left, short seller who campaigned against Valeant, is accused of fraud by SEC

European drug regulator rejects Alzheimer's drug Leqembi, citing safety concerns

Critical Junctures in Gene Therapy Clinical Material Manufacturing: Where Do I Start? And Will It Work?