Jun 26, 2026 | FDA Approves Viridian for Thyroid Eye Disease; Merck KGaA's $11.3B Bio-Techne Deal

July 10, 2026| GSK Ends Alector Neuroscience Bet: What the $2.2B Unwind Signals

GSK walked away from its $2.2 billion Alector alliance,ending its neuroscience re-entry as clinical setbacks piled up. Plus: the FDA resumes releasing rejection letters with fourteen new CRLs, Hengrui and Elevar's PD-1 liver cancer combo is rejected a third time, Sanofi's subcutaneous Sarclisa wins approval, Pfizer/Astellas and Merck expandPadcev-Keytruda in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, Vera Therapeutics scores an IgA nephropathy nod against Otsuka, AstraZeneca and Ionis miss a Phase 3 heart trial, Apnimed files to IPO amid its sleep apnea review, and Moderna sinks in abroad biotech selloff. Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com Tags pharma, biotech, FDA, clinical trials, drug approvals, GSKAlector, immuno-neurology, Hengrui Elevar hepatocellular carcinoma, Sarclisa multiple myeloma, Apnimed IPO, Moderna biotech selloff, Padcev-Keytruda bladder cancer

July 09, 2026| Wainua Fails Pivotal ATTR-CM Trial; Ionis Sinks 20%

AstraZeneca and Ionis's Wainua missed its Phase 3 ATTR-CMendpoint — Ionis fell ~20% while BridgeBio surged ~17%. We break down the CARDIO-T Transform failure and what it means for Alnylam's Amvuttra and BridgeBio's Attruby, plus Roche scrapping tominersen in Huntington's, GSKexiting its Alector pact, Ipsen's Dysport dual Phase 3 migraine wins, Vera Therapeutics' IgA nephropathy approval versus Otsuka, NICE rejecting Amgen'sLumakras, and Sino Biopharm's China deals with AstraZeneca and GSK. Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com Tags pharma, biotech, FDA, clinical trials, drug approvals,eplontersen Wainua, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, BridgeBio Attruby, ATTR-CM, Ipsen Dysport migraine, Roche tominersen

July 08, 2026| FDA Halts Drug Rejection Letters — What It Means for Competitive Intel

The FDA quietly paused publishing complete response letters after a citizen petition — reversing the Makary-era transparency push and closing a live window into rival drug failures. Plus: Sino Biopharmaceutical's dual respiratory deals with AstraZeneca ($200M upfront, TQC3721 in COPD) and GSK (Trelegy and Anoro Ellipta China rights), Vera Therapeutics' Trutakna approval in IgA nephropathy, Bristol Myers' Krazati confirmatory failure in colorectal cancer, Kailera's oral GLP-1 Phase 3 obesity data, Tampa General's 340B suit against Lilly over Mounjaro, and Biohaven's taldefgrobep push into muscle-sparing obesity. Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com Tags pharma, biotech, FDA, clinical trials, drug approvals, complete response letters, Sino Biopharmaceutical, AstraZeneca, GSK, Vera Therapeutics, IgA nephropathy, obesity

July 07, 2026| Vera's TRUTAKNA Wins FDA Nod: The eGFR Readout That Decides the IgAN Race

Vera Therapeutics wins FDA accelerated approval for TRUTAKNA (atacicept) in IgA nephropathy on a 42% placebo-adjusted proteinuria cut — setting up a head-to-head with Otsuka's VOYXACT. Plus Oberland Capital's up-to-$400M royalty deal for MeiraGTx eye gene therapies, Novartis cuts 322 New Jersey jobs, Bristol Myers' Krazati confirmatory failure in colorectal cancer, Roche's divarasib KRAS win, and Teva's early repigmentation data. Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com Tagspharma, biotech, FDA, clinical trials, drug approvals,TRUTAKNA, atacicept, Vera Therapeutics, IgA nephropathy, Otsuka VOYXACT, MeiraGTx, KRAS G12C

July 06, 2026| Vertex Buys Crinetics for $10B in Endocrinology Push

Vertex pays $10B cash for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals — its largest deal ever — betting on acromegaly drug Palsonify and Phase 3 CAH candidate atumelnant. Also: Novartis acquires ADC platform Myricx Bio for up to $1.5B; HSBC downgrades Pfizer to Hold after sigvotatug vedotin Phase 3 miss; BMS Krazati confirmatory study fails in CRC as Roche divarasib wins KRAS Phase 3; FDA closes H1 2026 with 23 novel approvals; Casgevy label expands to ages 2+; Roche licenses breast cancer asset from Astex Visit us at www.thepharmacloseput.com pharma, biotech, FDA, clinical trials, drug approvals, Vertex, Crinetics, Novartis, Myricx Bio, Pfizer, KRAS G12C, endocrinology