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  • FDA Approves Daratumumab and Hyaluronidase-fihj for Select Patients with Multiple Myeloma

    On July 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone for induction and consolidation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are eligible for an autologous stem cell transplant. 

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Johnson & Johnson announcement.

    Posted 7/31/2024



  • Updated NCCN Guidelines Recommend Imetelstat for Symptomatic Anemia in Select Patients

    On July 26, Geron Corporation announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for the treatment of to recommend RYTELO™ (imetelstat) as a Category 1 and 2A treatment of symptomatic anemia in patients with lower-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Treatments are classified as Category 1 and 2A when there is uniform NCCN consensus ≥85% that the intervention is appropriate.

    For more information read the Geron announcement.

    Posted 7/26/2024



  • FDA Approves Repotrectinib for Patients with NTRK Gene Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors

    On June 13, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to repotrectinib for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with solid tumors that have a neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusion, are locally advanced or metastatic or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity, and that have progressed following treatment or have no satisfactory alternative therapy.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Bristol Meyers Squibb announcement.

    Posted 7/2/2024 



  • FDA Grants Approves Epcoritamab-bysp for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

    On June 26, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to epcoritamab-bysp, a bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager, for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after 2 or more lines of systemic therapy.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Genmab Inc. announcement

    Posted 6/27/2024



  • FDA Approves Adagrasib + Cetuximab for KRAS G12C-Mutated Colorectal Cancer

    On June 21, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to adagrasib in combination with cetuximab for adults with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy.

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

    Posted 6/24/2024



  • FDA Approves Durvalumab + Chemotherapy for Endometrial Cancer

    On June 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel followed by durvalumab monotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair deficient. 

    For more information read the AstraZeneca announcement

    Posted 6/17/2024



  • FDA Approves Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapy for Primary Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma

    On June 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by single-agent pembrolizumab, for adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Merck announcement

    Posted 6/17/2024



  • FDA Approves Selpercatinib for RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancer

    On June 12, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved selpercatinib for adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who require systemic therapy and are radioactive iodine-refractory (if radioactive iodine is appropriate).

    For more information read the FDA announcement

    Posted 6/13/2024



  • FDA Approves Imetelstat for Myelodysplastic Syndromes with Transfusion-Dependent Anemia

    On June 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved imetelstat, an oligonucleotide telomerase inhibitor, for adults with low- to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes with transfusion-dependent anemia—requiring 4 or more red blood cell units over 8 weeks—who have not responded to or have lost response to or are ineligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. 

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Geron announcement

    Posted 6/7/2024



  • FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

    On May 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lisocabtagene maraleucel for adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least 2 prior lines of systemic therapy, including a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

    For more information read the FDA announcement and the Bristol Meyers Squibb announcement

    Posted 6/4/2024




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