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ResearchAndMarkets.com released a comprehensive report analyzing over 1,859 clinical-stage pharmaceutical and biotechnology partnership deals announced since 2020. The report provides detailed financial terms, deal structures, contract documents, and insights into negotiation dynamics for clinical-stage drug development collaborations, serving as...

A phase III randomized trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that two years of lenalidomide maintenance therapy provides equivalent overall survival to indefinite treatment for standard-risk multiple myeloma patients. The study of 516 patients showed 68.6% vs 69.0% survival rates at seven years, with indefinite treatment as...

The global autoimmune disease therapeutics market is projected to grow from USD 80.54 billion in 2025 to USD 137.85 billion by 2035, with a CAGR of 5.52%. Growth is driven by rising prevalence of autoimmune diseases, adoption of biologics, JAK inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and precision medicine technologies. North America leads with 39.96% ...

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) offer different approaches to biotech sector exposure. FBT uses a concentrated 30-stock portfolio with higher returns (53.2% one-year, 168% ten-year) but greater risk, while IBB provides broader diversification with 248 holdings and lower fees (0.44% vs 0.55%...

The article compares two healthcare ETFs: VanEck Biotech ETF (BBH) with 25 concentrated holdings and State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH) with 65 diversified holdings. Both charge identical 0.35% expense ratios and offer 0.50% dividend yields, but XPH delivered significantly higher 1-year returns (64.30% vs 33.30%) and lower volatility...