Ep. 373 - AbbVie M&A, FDA reversals, a CAR T first

AbbVie's $10.9 billion deal to acquire Apogee will expand its immunology pipeline by delivering assets for atopic dermatitis and asthma. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts discuss the takeout and the assets AbbVie gains.The analysts then discuss moves by FDA to reverse controversial setbacks that occurred under the agency’s former leadership and assess Acting CDER Director Michael Davis’ memo outlining how his predecessor repeatedly overruled career staff to quash a drug approval. The analysts also discuss continuing signs of political involvement at FDA.Finally, they discuss China NMPA’s first-ever approval of a CAR T for solid tumors, satricabtagene autoleucel (satri-cel) from Carsgen.View full story: https://www.biocentury.com/article/659864#BiotechMA #Immunology #FDA #CART #ChinaBiotech00:59 - AbbVie Buys Apogee05:20 - uniQure U-turn09:02 - FDA Reversals12:32 - Tzield Memo20:53 - Solid Tumor CAR T ApprovalTo submit a question to BioCentury’s editors, email the BioCentury This Week team at [email protected] us by sending a text