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- FDA Approves Opdivo + Yervoy for Previously Untreated Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma October 8, 2020Opdivo + Yervoy is the first new systemic therapy in over 15 years to be approved by the FDA in this setting1,2 Approval is based on CheckMate -743 in which Opdivo + Yervoy demonstrated superior overall survival vs. standard of care chemotherapy1 Approval marks third indication for Opdivo + Yervoy-based treatments in thoracic cancers and seventh indication overall PRINCETON,...
- FDA Approves GAVRETO (Pralsetinib) For Adult Patients with Metastatic Rearranged During Transfection Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer October 2, 2020On September 4, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GAVRETO (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as detected by an FDA-approved test. Select patients for treatment with GAVRETO based on the presence of a RET gene fusion. Information on...
- FDA approves Onureg (azacitidine tablets) for acute myeloid leukemia September 4, 2020From the American Society of Clinical Oncology in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and as a service to our members, ASCO will periodically distribute information about newly approved therapies for cancer patients. This helps FDA inform oncologists and professionals in oncology-related fields about recent approvals in a timely manner. Included in the...
- FDA approves Onureg (azacitidine tablets) for acute myeloid leukemia September 3, 2020On September 1, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved azacitidine tablets (ONUREG®, Celgene Corporation) for continued treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia who achieved first complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following intensive induction chemotherapy and are not able to complete intensive curative therapy. More information.
- FDA approves Onureg (azacitidine tablets) for acute myeloid leukemia September 3, 2020From the American Society of Clinical Oncology in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and as a service to our members, ASCO will periodically distribute information about newly approved therapies for cancer patients. This helps FDA inform oncologists and professionals in oncology-related fields about recent approvals in a timely manner. Included in the...
- FDA approves carfilzomib and daratumumab with dexamethasone for multiple myeloma August 27, 2020On August 20, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved carfilzomib (KYPROLIS, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and daratumumab (DARZALEX, Janssen Biotech, Inc.) in combination with dexamethasone for adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received one to three lines of therapy. The efficacy of carfilzomib and daratumumab with dexamethasone was evaluated in two...
- CAR T-Cell Therapy Approved by FDA for Mantle Cell Lymphoma August 27, 2020A CAR T-cell therapy called brexucabtagene autoleucel (Tecartus) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for some patients with mantle cell lymphoma. This is the third CAR-T cell therapy approved by FDA for patients with cancer. Read more >
- FDA Approves Foundation Medicine’s FoundationOne(r) Liquid CDx August 27, 2020
- FDA Approves First Liquid Biopsy Next-Generation Sequencing Companion Diagnostic Test August 13, 2020Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic that also uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to identify patients with specific types of mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in a deadly form of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is the first approval to combine...
- FDA granted accelerated approval to belantamab mafodotin-blmf for multiple myeloma August 6, 2020On August 5, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved belantamab mafodotin-blmf (Blenrep, GlaxoSmithKline) for adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 4 prior therapies, including an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, a proteasome inhibitor, and an immunomodulatory agent. Belantamab mafodotin-blmf was evaluated in DREAMM-2 (NCT 03525678), an open-label, multicenter trial....