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Health Canada approves Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel), the first and only anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
31 May 2021 - Abecma is the first personalised cell therapy available to Canadian patients for the treatment of adults ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2021
Darzalex SC becomes the first and only Health Canada approved treatment for patients with newly diagnosed light chain amyloidosis, a rare disease
19 April 2021 - Darzalex SC combination regimen is supported by the Phase 3 ANDROMEDA study demonstrating a significantly higher haematologic ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
Novartis' Kisqali (ribociclib) product monograph in Canada now includes MONALEESA-3 data demonstrating statistically significant improvement in overall survival in postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer
18 March 2021 - Kisqali is currently the only CDK4/6 inhibitor that has demonstrated statistically significant improvement in overall survival (key ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2021
Health Canada approves new indication for lung cancer treatment option Alunbrig
17 March 2021 - First-line indication offers Canadians with advanced lung cancer new treatment options. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
Health Canada approves Perjeta for use pre-surgery in patients with aggressive early breast cancer
16 March 2021 - New approval provides Canadian patients with HER2 positive early breast cancer a proven treatment regimen in a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Mar 2021
Health Canada approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as first-line treatment for adults with metastatic microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer
8 March 2021 - Approval based on significant progression-free survival findings from Phase 3 KEYNOTE-177 trial. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2021
Health Canada approves Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for the treatment of Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia
2 March 2021 - Approval is based on the Phase 3 ASPEN trial of Brukinsa compared to ibrutinib. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2021
Medexus announces expanded availability of Gleolan in Canada
25 February 2021 - Medexus Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has initiated the commercial launch of Gleolan in Canada, which had ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2021
Bladder cancer drug shortage resolved with Health Canada approval
24 February 2021 - Verity-BCG bladder cancer treatment available for Canadian patients in the spring. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2021
Health Canada approves Imbruvica (ibrutinib) plus rituximab for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
13 January 2021 - Patients aged 70 or younger with previously untreated CLL lived longer without disease progression compared to patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2021
Health Canada approves Onureg (azacitidine tablets), first maintenance therapy for patients in remission from acute myeloid leukaemia
12 January 2021 - Onureg has shown clinically meaningful increase in overall survival for patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2021
MorphoSys and Incyte announce acceptance by Health Canada of the new drug submission for tafasitamab
12 January 2021 - MorphoSys and Incyte today announced that Health Canada has accepted the new drug submission for tafasitamab, an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jan 2021
Health Canada approves Bavencio for the maintenance treatment of patients with advanced bladder cancer
11 January 2021 - Bavencio is the first and only maintenance therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Dec 2020
Janssen announces Health Canada approval of Darzalex combination regimen for newly diagnosed, transplant eligible patients with multiple myeloma
22 December 2020 - Data show Darzalex in combination with bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone before and after autologous stem cell transplant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2020
Health Canada approves Venclexta (venetoclax) in combination with azacitidine or low dose cytarabine for untreated acute myeloid leukaemia
15 December 2020 - Health Canada's approval of Venclexta for newly diagnosed AML patients who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy is ...