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FDA grants priority review of ImmunoGen’s supplemental biologics license application for Elahere (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx) in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
5 December 2023 - Priority review granted with PDUFA date of 5 April 2024. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2023
CG Oncology receives both FDA fast track and breakthrough therapy designation for cretostimogene grenadenorepvec in high risk BCG unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
5 December 2023 - Recent Phase 3 monotherapy first results demonstrated complete response rate of 75.7% at any time. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2023
US FDA accepts for priority review Bristol Myers Squibb’s application for Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with cisplatin-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
5 December 2023 - The US FDA assigned a target action date of 5 April 2024. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2023
Johnson & Johnson's investigational TAR-200 granted US FDA breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
4 December 2023 - Breakthrough therapy designation for novel targeted releasing system based on results from on-going Phase 2b SunRISe-1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Dec 2023
Junshi Biosciences announces new chemical entity application for toripalimab accepted by Australia’s TGA
1 December 2023 - Shanghai Junshi Biosciences announced that the TGA has accepted the new chemical entity application for toripalimab in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
China’s new cancer drug toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times more
29 November 2023 - In China, a single dose vial costs US$280 but in the US it will have a wholesale ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
FDA grants priority review to Merck’s application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer
30 November 2023 - Acceptance based on results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-A39 trial, which showed a statistically significant and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Dec 2023
FDA grants accelerated approval to pirtobrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma
1 December 2023 - Today, the FDA granted accelerated approval to pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca, Eli Lilly) for adults with chronic lymphocytic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2023
FDA grants priority review for supplemental biologics license application of Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for first-line treatment of advanced bladder cancer
30 November 2023 - Results of pivotal confirmatory trial found the enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab combination significantly extended overall survival and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2023
Oxford BioTherapeutics announces partner Boehringer Ingelheim received US FDA fast track designation for BI 764532 for the potential treatment of advanced or metastatic large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung
29 November 2023 - This is the third fast track designation for BI 764532. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2023
FDA investigating serious risk of T-cell malignancy following BCMA directed or CD19 directed autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapies
28 November 2023 - The FDA has received reports of T-cell malignancies, including chimeric antigen receptor CAR positive lymphoma, in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2023
FDA fast track designation granted for Vaxinia trial program
28 November 2023 - FDA fast track designation for bile duct cancer granted for CF33-hNIS (Vaxinia) MAST clinical program. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2023
Autolus Therapeutics submits biologics license application to US FDA for obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) for patients with relapsed/refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
27 November 2023 - BLA submission includes results from pivotal Phase 2 FELIX study evaluating obe-cel in relapsed/refractory adult B-cell acute ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2023
Genelux Corporation receives FDA fast track designation for olvi-vec in platinum resistant/refractory ovarian cancer
27 November 2023 - Pivotal Phase 3 study of olvi-vec in platinum resistant/refractory ovarian cancer initiated in September 2022. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2023
FDA approves nirogacestat for desmoid tumours
27 November 2023 - Today, the FDA approved nirogacestat (Ogsiveo, SpringWorks Therapeutics) for adult patients with progressing desmoid tumours who ...