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TGA provisionally approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia
25 January 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2021
European Commission approves Bavencio (avelumab) for first-line maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
25 January 2021 - BAVENCIO maintenance treatment significantly extended median overall survival versus standard of care in the Phase 3 JAVELIN ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2021
FDA grants toripalimab fast track designation for mucosal melanoma
25 January 2021 - Junshi Biosciences announced today that U.S. FDA has granted toripalimab fast track designation for the first-line treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2021
TGA provisionally approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
25 January 2021 - The Therapeutic Goods Administration has granted provisional approval to Pfizer Australia for its COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2021
TGA to give Australians confidence to get the COVID-19 jab
22 January 2021 - COVID-19 vaccines will play a major role in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2021
The stakes for choosing the right FDA commissioner couldn’t be higher
24 January 2021 - An independent, credible, science led Food and Drug Administration has long been vital to America’s public, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2021
FDA approves Aurinia Pharmaceuticals’ Lupkynis (voclosporin) for adult patients with active lupus nephritis
22 January 2021 - Lupkynis is the first FDA approved oral therapy for lupus nephritis, a condition that causes irreversible kidney ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2021
FDA approves nivolumab plus cabozantinib for advanced renal cell carcinoma
22 January 2021 - Today the FDA approved the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers) and cabozantinib (Cabometyx, Exelixis) as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2021
Menarini receives European Commission approval of Elzonris (tagraxofusp), for the treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
21 January 2021 - Elzonris is the first approved treatment for patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, and the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2021
Incyte announces acceptance and priority review of BLA for retifanlimab as a potential treatment for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal
21 January 2021 - Incyte today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted for priority review its biologics license application for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2021
FDA approves first extended release, injectable drug regimen for adults living with HIV
21 January 2021 - The U.S. FDA today approved Cabenuva (cabotegravir and rilpivirine, injectable formulation) as a complete regimen for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2021
Italy ponders suing Pfizer for delays in coronavirus vaccine
21 January 2021 - Italy's coronavirus commissioner is pressing ahead with plans to take legal action against Pfizer after the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2021
Biden appoints veteran Woodcock as interim FDA commissioner
21 January 2021 - Agency veteran Dr Janet Woodcock is the new interim FDA commissioner appointed by president Joe Biden ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2021
FDA grants priority review to Genentech’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) for unclassifiable interstitial lung disease
21 January 2021 - Genentech announced today that the U.S. FDA has accepted the company’s supplemental new drug application and granted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2021
Human medicines: highlights of 2020
21 January 2021 - EMA has published an PDF iconoverview of its key recommendations in 2020 on the authorisation and ...