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Takeda receives positive CHMP opinion for fruquintinib in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
26 April 2024 - If approved in the European Union, fruquintinib will be the first novel targeted therapy for metastatic colorectal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2024
Johnson & Johnson receives positive CHMP opinion for Rybrevant (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
26 April 2024 - The recommendation is supported by data from the Phase 3 PAPILLON study, which showed amivantamab plus chemotherapy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2024
CHMP adopts positive opinion recommending approval of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
26 April 2024 - Recommendation based on results from CheckMate-901, the first Phase 3 trial with an immunotherapy-chemotherapy combination to demonstrate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2024
Melphalan flufenamide hydrochloride in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
25 April 2024 - NICE is unable to make a recommendation on the use of melphalan flufenamide hydrochloride (Pepaxti) in combination ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2024
Compass Therapeutics receives FDA fast track designation for the investigation of CTX-009 in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of patients with metastatic or locally advanced biliary tract tumours that have been previously treated
25 April 2024 - Compass Therapeutics today announced that the US FDA has granted fast track designation to CTX-009, the Company’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2024
US FDA accepts for priority review GSK’s application for an expanded indication of Jemperli (dostarlimab) plus chemotherapy to include all adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer
24 April 2024 - 23 August 2024 assigned as Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date for FDA decision. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2024
Children and teenagers with an aggressive form of brain cancer set to benefit after NICE recommends new life-extending drug combination treatment
24 April 2024 - A new targeted drug combination treatment, described as a ‘step-change in care’ for children and young ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2024
Deverra Therapeutics granted FDA fast track designation for DVX101 (dilanubicel) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia
24 April 2024 - Deverra Therapeutics today announced that the US FDA granted fast track designation to dilanubicel, the Company's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Apr 2024
Pembrolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer
24 April 2024 - NICE is unable to make a recommendation on the use of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in combination with cisplatin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Apr 2024
Health Canada authorizes Tecentriq SC (atezolizumab solution for subcutaneous injection), the first cancer immunotherapy subcutaneous injection, for multiple cancer types
23 April 2024 - Roche Canada will be working closely with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, as well as federal, provincial, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
FDA grants accelerated approval to tovorafenib for patients with relapsed or refractory BRAF altered paediatric low-grade glioma
23 April 2024 - Today, the FDA granted accelerated approval to tovorafenib (Ojemda, Day One Biopharmaceuticals) for patients 6 months ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
Astellas' Xtandi (enzalutamide) granted European Commission approval for use in additional recurrent early prostate cancer treatment setting
23 April 2024 - Approval is based on results from the positive Phase 3 EMBARK study which showed Xtandi alone ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
FDA approves lutetium Lu 177 dotatate for paediatric patients 12 years and older with GEP-NETs
23 April 2024 - Today, the FDA approved lutetium Lu 177 dotatate (Lutathera, Advanced Accelerator Applications) for paediatric patients 12 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Apr 2024
More treatment options proposed for people with multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome
23 April 2024 - PHARMAC is proposing to fund more treatments for people with a type of blood cancer, multiple ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2024
Kura Oncology receives breakthrough therapy designation for ziftomenib in NPM1 mutant AML
22 April 2024 - Ziftomenib is the first investigational treatment to be granted breakthrough therapy designation for NPM1 mutant AML. ...