June 6, 2025
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STAT+ | These blood tests for cancer are increasingly popular. Experts still aren’t sure how best to use them

Liquid biopsy tests grow in use and show promise in cancer detection, but experts say more trials are needed on the clinical benefit of ctDNA testing.

By Angus Chen


STAT+ | MoonLake Immunotherapeutics is for sale? This sounds like a cry for help

In this week's edition of Adam's Biotech Scorecard, Adam also takes on the PD(L)1-VEGF antibody cancer treatments garnering so much attention.

By Adam Feuerstein


STAT+ | Merck gets lift from U.S. patent office in battle over injectable form of Keytruda

The PTO decision to review the patent “likely reduces the probability” that Halozyme will prevail, said Wells Fargo analyst Mohit Bansal.

By Ed Silverman



Cultured colon cancer cells
Lorna McInroy/Wellcome

Study finds exercise can keep colon cancer from recurring

The benefit from the study’s exercise program was about as large as what researchers might expect from a new drug, experts said.

By Angus Chen and Matthew Herper


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