After losing at the appeals court in its bid to overturn FDA's regulations on access to experimental therapies, the Abigail Alliance is considering several legal options. The group is preparing to ask the Supreme Court to consider the case, but if that bid fails, alternatives include congressional action and bringing another case in a different jurisdiction

Roche/Genentech oncology partnering maintained a robust dealmaking pace through the pandemic, keeping the percentage of partnered R&D programs at about 50% of the cancer drug pipeline.

To mitigate pandemic disruption of component supply chains, the US FDA said it will downgrade some post-approval change categories for sterile drug container closure systems. The downgrade will cover drugs in shortage and those used to treat COVID-19.