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Gilead's Anito-cel, Genentech's Gazyva & Myeloma's New Cure Standard

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 15 min Hosts: Alex Mercer & Maya Patel
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This full Week in Review is a comprehensive review of the week's covered stories across oncology, kidney and immune disease, respiratory disease, metabolic disease, neuroscience, rare disease and ophthalmology, plus financings, deals and five events ahead. Gilead's anito-cel gets its full peer-reviewed Phase 1 record before a December FDA target; myeloma groups define cure; and Genentech's Gazyva wins approval to reduce relapse risk in childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome. Also in the review: Lilly's once-weekly Onswik approval, Otsuka and Ionis's Phase 3 ulefnersen result in FUS-ALS, Beacon's pivotal laru-zova win, and regulatory, safety and evidence updates across the covered therapeutic areas, followed by the week ahead.Alex Mercer and Maya Patel host. Get the daily rundown in your inbox — subscribe at https://thepharmacloseout.com.

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