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FDA Approves Two Nivolumab-Based Regimens for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

On May 27, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved both nivolumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy and nivolumab plus ipilimumab as a first-line treatment for adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma regardless of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) status.

For more information, read Bristol Myers Squibb's announcement.

Posted 5/31/2022

FDA Approves Tisagenlecleucel for R/R Follicular Lymphoma

On May 28, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to tisagenlecleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

For more information, read Novartis' announcement.

Posted 5/31/2022

FDA Approves Axicabtagene Ciloleucel for Large B-Cell Lymphoma
On Friday, April 1, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved axicabtagene ciloleucel for adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within 12 months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy.

Read the FDA announcement.

Read Gilead's announcement.

Posted 4/4/2022

FDA Approves Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan for Prostate Cancer

On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan for the treatment of adult patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have been treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy.

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Read Novartis' announcement.

Posted 3/24/2022

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab as a single agent for patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy in any setting and who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.

Read the FDA announcement.

Read Merck's announcement.

Posted 3/22/2022

FDA approves nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw for melanoma
On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw for adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age or older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

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Read Bristol Myers Squibb's announcement.

Posted 3/21/2022

FDA Approves Olaparib for High-Risk Early Breast Cancer
On Friday, March 11, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved olaparib for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, high-risk, early breast cancer who have been treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy.

Read the FDA announcement.

Read AstraZeneca's announcement.

Posted 3/14/2022

FDA Approves Nivolumab in Combination for Early-Stage NSCLC
On Friday, March 4, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved nivolumab with platinum-doublet chemotherapy for adult patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the neoadjuvant setting.

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Read Bristol Myers Squibb's announcement.

Posted 3/7/2022

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for IIB or IIC Melanoma Following Complete Resection

On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda^® (pembrolizumab) for the adjuvant treatment of adult and pediatric (greater than or equal to 12 years of age) patients with stage IIB or IIC melanoma following complete resection.

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Read Merck's announcement.

Posted 12/6/2021

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Adjuvant Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma

On November 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab for the adjuvant treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.

Read the FDA announcement.

Read Merck's announcement.

Posted 11/18/2021

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