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🔮 The Pre-Market Download

The "SABCS" Shift & The Aldeyra Delay:

The market returns from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) with a new hierarchy in oncology. Roche and AstraZeneca have established new Standards of Care, forcing a capital rotation out of competitors like Lilly. Meanwhile, the binary event of the day—Aldeyra (ALDX)—has been canceled: the FDA extended the review late yesterday, sending the stock lower.

  • Market Mood: Selective. The XBI is flat, but "Clinical Winners" (Immunome, Roche) are seeing heavy accumulation while "Misses" (Sanofi) are being punished.

  • Top Mover: Immunome (IMNM) is surging (+18%) on Phase 3 success.

  • Top Loser: Sanofi (SNY) is down on a Phase 3 MS failure; Aldeyra (ALDX) is down -12% pre-market on the regulatory delay.
    👉 Read the Full SABCS 2025 Debrief

🎗️ Special Report: SABCS 2025 Debrief

The data that changed clinical practice over the weekend.

1. The New Standard of Care: Roche (RHHBY) 🏆

  • The Data: Phase 3 lidERA trial for giredestrant (oral SERD) showed a 30% reduction in invasive disease recurrence in the adjuvant setting.

  • The Impact: This effectively wins the first leg of the "SERD Wars." It likely replaces standard endocrine therapy for early-stage ER+/HER2- patients. Lilly (LLY) is now under immense pressure; their competing asset (imlunestrant) must match this high bar in 2026 to remain relevant in the adjuvant setting.
    👉 Read the Full SABCS 2025 Debrief

2. The "HER2" King: AstraZeneca/Daiichi (AZN) 👑

  • The News: Validating the SABCS hype, the FDA approved Enhertu + pertuzumab for 1st-line metastatic HER2+ breast cancer yesterday (Dec 15).

  • The Impact: Dominance Cemented. By moving into the 1st-line setting (replacing the classic "CLEOPATRA" regimen), Enhertu expands its reach to virtually all HER2+ metastatic patients. AZN will pay a $150M milestone to Daiichi on this win.
    👉 Read the Full SABCS 2025 Debrief

💉 Top Stories

  • Aldeyra PDUFA Delayed to March 2026: Late yesterday, the FDA extended the review period for Aldeyra's reproxalap (Dry Eye) by three months to March 16, 2026. The agency requested a "Clinical Study Report" as a major amendment. The stock sold off -12% in reaction to the uncertainty.
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  • Immunome (IMNM) Hits Phase 3 Home Run: Immunome reported that varegacestat met its primary endpoint in the Phase 3 RINGSIDE trial for desmoid tumors, reducing the risk of progression by 84% (HR=0.16). The company plans to file an NDA in Q2 2026.
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  • J&J Wins "Proactive" Priority Voucher: In a rare move, the FDA "proactively" awarded Johnson & Johnson a Priority Review Voucher (PRV) for its Tecvayli/Darzalex myeloma combo, citing "unprecedented" efficacy. This PRV is a tradable asset worth ~$100M+.
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🤝 M&A & Funding Room

  • Sobi Buys Arthrosi for $1.5B: Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum) has agreed to acquire Arthrosi Therapeutics for $950M upfront (plus $550M milestones). The deal secures pozdeutinurad, a Phase 3-ready asset for gout, continuing the trend of premiums paid for de-risked late-stage assets.
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🔬 Clinical Pulse

  • Failure: Sanofi (SNY) tolebrutinib (BTK inhibitor) missed primary endpoints in the Phase 3 PERSEUS trial for primary progressive MS. The company is abandoning this indication.

  • Success: Immunome (IMNM) confirms desmoid tumor dominance with Phase 3 data.
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📊 Market Snapshot (Monday Close)

Index/Ticker

Change

Note

XBI (Biotech)

+0.8%

Buoyed by M&A (Sobi) and SABCS wins.

RHHBY (Roche)

+2.1%

lidERA data reaction.

ALDX (Aldeyra)

-12.1%

Review delayed to March 2026.

SNY (Sanofi)

-5.0%

Phase 3 Failure.

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