Tag: cancer drug

J&J’s Cancer Drug Sales Help Weather Hit From Stronger Dollar

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ estimates on strong demand for cancer drug Darzalex and its COVID-19 vaccine, even as the company cut its full-year adjusted profit forecast due to a stronger dollar. J&J joins other major U.S. multinationals with sizeable international operations, including Microsoft Corp and IBM, in warning…


Bristol Myers Boosts Cancer Drug Portfolio With $4.1 Billion Turning Point Deal

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. said on Friday it will acquire drug developer Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. for $4.1 billion in cash to help bolster its arsenal of cancer drugs. Turning Point’s lead drug, repotrectinib, targets mutations in certain proteins in the body that lead to unchecked cell growth. Bristol Myers will pay $76 per Turning…