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  • FDA Approves Zanubrutinib for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

    On March 7, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to zanubrutinib in combination with obinutuzumab for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and BeiGene announcement

    Posted 3/11/2024



  • FDA Approves Nivolumab + Cisplatin and Gemcitabine for Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

    On March 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. 

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Bristol-Myers Squibb announcement

    Posted 3/11/2024



  • FDA Approves Inotuzumab Ozogamicin for Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    On March 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved inotuzumab ozogamicin for pediatric patients 1 year and older with relapsed or refractory CD22-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 

    For more information read the FDA announcement

    Posted 3/8/2024 



  • FDA Approves Amivantamab-vmjw for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

    On March 1, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved amivantamab-vmjw in combination with carboplatin and pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Janssen announcement

    Posted 3/8/2024



  • FDA Approves Osimertinib + Chemotherapy for EGFR-mutated Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

    On February 16, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved osimertinib in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals announcement

    Posted 2/19/2024



  • FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Lifileucel for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

    On February 16, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to lifileucel, a tumor-derived autologous T cell immunotherapy, for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma previously treated with a PD-1 blocking antibody, and if BRAF V600 positive, a BRAF inhibitor with or without a MEK inhibitor.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. announcement

    Posted 2/19/2024



  • FDA Approves Tepotinib for Metastatic non-small Cell Lung Cancer

    On February 15, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval to tepotinib for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harboring mesenchymal-epithelial transition exon 14 skipping alterations.

    For more information read the FDA announcement.

    Posted 2/16/2024



  • FDA Approves Irinotecan Liposome for First-line Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

    On February 13, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved irinotecan liposome in combination with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin, for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    For more information read the FDA announcement.

    Posted 2/13/2024



  • FDA Approves Erdafitinib for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

    On January 19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved erdafitinib for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with susceptible FGFR3 genetic alterations, as determined by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test, whose disease has progressed on or after at least one line of prior systemic therapy.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Janssen announcement

    Posted 1/22/2024



  • FDA Approves Pembrolizumab + CRT for FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA Cervical Cancer

    On January 12, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for patients with FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Merck announcement.

    Posted 1/15/2024




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