Astellas, Poseida Announce Investment To Support Poseida's Commitment To Cancer Cell Therapy

Astellas Pharma Gets Positive CHMP Opinion For XTANDI In Early Prostate Cancer Treatment Setting

Astellas Pharma Inc. announced Friday the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of XTANDI (enzalutamide) as monotherapy or in combination with androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of adult men with high risk biochemical recurrent (BCR) non-metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC) who are unsuitable for salvage radiotherapy.

RTTNews | 315 days ago

Merck Says Phase 3 KEYNOTE-A39/EV-302 Trial Meets Dual Primary Endpoints

Merck & Co Inc. (MRK), known as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada, announced Friday positive topline results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-A39 trial, which was conducted in collaboration with Seagen Inc. (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (ALPMY.PK, ALPMY).

RTTNews | 497 days ago

German Inflation Unexpectedly Eases In January

Consumer price pressures in Germany slowed unexpected at the start of the year amid a sharp slowdown in food inflation, offering some relief for the European Central Bank that lowered interest rates a day earlier and plan to continue easing to boost the single currency economy that came to a standstill in the final three months of 2024.

RTTNews | 5h 35min ago

Swiss Markets Ends Slightly Weak

The Swiss market edged down marginally on Friday with stocks paring gains in late afternoon trade as investors chose to take some profits following a long winning streak. Data showing a stronger than expected jump in the nation's retail sales aided sentiment.

RTTNews | 6h 45min ago

Major European Markets Close Slightly Higher

European stocks saw some profit taking in late afternoon trades on Friday, but the major markets in the region still managed to close slightly up. Investors assessed recent economic data, earnings news, and monetary policy announcements of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

RTTNews | 7h 0min ago

Canadian Market Down Marginally In Cautious Trade; Tech Stocks Move Higher

The Canadian market is up in positive territory a little past noon on Friday with the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index hovering near record high, thanks largely to strong buying in the technology sector after encouraging earnings updates from big name U.S. companies such as Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms.

RTTNews | 8h 21min ago

U.S. Dollar Advances Amid Trump's Tariff Threats

The U.S. dollar firmed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday amid concerns about President Donald Trump's renewed pledge to slap 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on February 1.

RTTNews | 8h 30min ago

ECB Surveys Show Rising Eurozone Inflation Expectations

Euro area consumers' inflation expectations for the next 12 months increased for a third straight month in December, while professional forecasters revised up the projections for this year and next, separate surveys by the European Central Bank showed on Friday.

RTTNews | 8h 38min ago

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