Two years into her tenure as the head of Menarini, Elcin Barker Ergun has already inked two major cancer deals with the acquisition of Stemline and a key licensing pact with Radius Health. The future for the Italian group is bright, she explained to Scrip in an exclusive interview.

‘If I had been in the room, I would have voted yes,’ CDC director says of ACIP. ‘This was a scientific close call. ... And that was how my recommendations came out after listening to all of their scientific deliberations.’

Inequity created by limiting the mRNA vaccine’s third dose to only those individuals who received a primary series of the same vaccine, as well as resulting operational complexities, warrant consideration of a mix-and-match approach with Moderna and J&J products, CDC advisors say; however, FDA appears most focused on vetting manufacturer-specific data on homologous boosting.

The Phase III PROpel study has shown that a combination of AstraZeneca's Lynparza and Johnson & Johnson's Zytiga significantly delayed disease progression as a first-line treatment for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.