FDA approves nivolumab for resected oesophageal or GEJ cancer

20 May 2021 - Today the FDA approved nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb) for patients with completely resected oesophageal or gastro-oesophageal ...

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FDA authorises longer time for refrigerator storage of thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prior to dilution, making vaccine more widely available

19 May 2021 - Based on a review of recent data submitted by Pfizer today, the U.S. FDA is authorising undiluted, ...

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Leading real world data and analytics organisations form industry coalition to advance policies to support regulatory use of real world evidence

19 May 2021 - RWE Alliance Launched by Aetion, Flatiron Health, IQVIA, Syapse, and Tempus. ...

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BioXcel Therapeutics announces FDA acceptance for filing of NDA for BXCL501 for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders I and II

19 May 2021 - FDA sets PDUFA action date for 5 January 2022. ...

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BeiGene announces U.S. FDA acceptance and priority review of supplemental new drug application for Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) in marginal zone lymphoma

19 May 2021 - BeiGene today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted a supplemental new drug application for Brukinsa ...

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FDA launches crowdsourcing challenge to solicit input on research questions to be addressed through FDA's oncologic clinical trial data

18 May 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence launched the “Send Your Oncology Research Questions to ...

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FDA: flexibility okay for gaps in gene therapy trials

18 May 2021 - The US FDA is not amenable to changing study outcome measures or sample sizes for gene therapy ...

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Top FDA official says fully vaccinated people could need Covid booster shots within a year

18 May 2021 - COVID-19 booster shots could be needed for fully vaccinated people within a year, the FDA’s top ...

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COVID-19 vaccines: In the rush for regulatory approval, do we need more data?

18 May 2021 - After rollout under emergency authorisation, manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines now have their sights on regulatory approval.  ...

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Essilor receives FDA breakthrough device designation for Essilor Stellest, its new generation of spectacle lens solutions in the fight against myopia

17 May 2021 - Essilor today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to its Essilor Stellest spectacle ...

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Biden pledges to export millions of FDA authorised vaccines

18 May 2021 - President says U.S. will have enough for entire population. ...

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U.S. FDA accepts regulatory submission for sintilimab in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of people with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

18 May 2021 - Innovent Biologics and Eli Lilly today jointly announced that the U.S. FDA accepted for review a biologics ...

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AffyImmune Therapeutics' AIC100 granted fast track designation for treating thyroid cancer

17 May 2021 - AffyImmune Therapeutics announced today that the US FDA granted fast track designation to its lead compound, AIC100, ...

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Statement on leronlimab

17 May 2021 - FDA recognizes the substantial public interest in medicines that are being studied for the prevention or treatment ...

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US Supreme Court denies Sandoz petition to review biosimilar Erelzi (etanercept-szzs) case

17 May 2021 - Decision not to review Federal Circuit July 2020 ruling continues to prevent Sandoz launch of more affordable ...

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