Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) receives conditional approval in Canada for the treatment of advanced melanoma

Merck Canada Inc. announced today that Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was authorized for sale with conditions by Health Canada on May 19, 2015. ...

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Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) now available for men with metastatic prostate cancer in British Columbia prior to chemotherapy

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Aprecia Pharmaceuticals receives FDA acceptance for filing for first product using advanced ZipDose technology

Aprecia Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company’s New Drug ...

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Health Canada approves new indication for the use of Xtandi (enzalutamide) capsules for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma, Inc., announced today that Health Canada has approved a ...

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BC cancer agency adds Kadcyla to the provincial formulary for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

Women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in British Columbiawill now be able to access a new treatment option through the BC ...

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pCODR recommends the funding of trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) for female patients with HER-2 positive breast cancer

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pCODR recommends the funding of dabrafenib mesylate (Tafinlar) for patients with malignant melanoma

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New therapeutic option now available for select treatment resistant lung cancer patients

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that Health Canada has issued a marketing authorization with conditions for Zykadia (ceritinib), a ...

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NICE consults on a new treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes

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pCODR Expert Review Committee has recommended the use of pertuzumab (Perjeta) for use in certain women with breast cancer

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New treatment option for women with breast cancer is not cost effective for NHS, says draft NICE guidance

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Lundbeck Canada launches a new treatment for a rare form of acute leukemia: acute promyelocytic leukemia

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pERC has issued its final recommendation for brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) for patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma

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Market access granted in France for Pixuvri (pixantrone) for patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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pERC has recommended the funding of Mekinist (trametinib) in patients with BRAF V600 mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma

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