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FDA Approves Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) for TRK Fusion Cancers
November 26, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), a treatment for adult and pediatric patients whose cancers have a specific...
FDA Approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in Combination with Carboplatin and Either Paclitaxel or Nab-Paclitaxel for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) October 30, 2018 --Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
FDA Approves Lorbrena (lorlatinib) for Previously-Treated ALK-Positive Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
November 2, 2018 Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lorbrena [lor-BREN-ah] (lorlatinib), a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma...
FDA Approves Talzenna (talazoparib) for gBRCAm HER2-Negative Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
On October 16, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved talazoparib (Talzenna, Pfizer Inc.), a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, for patients with deleterious or suspected...
FDA Approves Opdivo (nivolumab) for Certain Patients with Previously Treated Small Cell Lung Cancer
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 17, 2018 – Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that Opdivo (nivolumab) received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Opdivo (nivolumab) + Low-Dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) Combination Approved for Previously Treated MSI-H/dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
PRINCETON, N.J.-- July 11, 2018 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced Opdivo (nivolumab) 3 mg/kg plus low-dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) 1 mg/kg (injections for...
FDA Approves Mektovi (binimetinib) and Braftovi (encorafenib) in Combination for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma with BRAF Mutations
On June 27, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved encorafenib and binimetinib (Braftovi and Mektovi, Array BioPharma Inc.) in combination for patients with unresectable or metastatic...
Array BioPharma Announces FDA Approval of Braftovi (encorafenib) in Combination with Mektovi (binimetinib) for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma with BRAF Mutations
BOULDER, Colo., June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Array BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Braftovi capsules in combination with...
FDA Approves Tagrisso (osimertinib) as First-Line Treatment for EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
18 April 2018 – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the 1st-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell...
FDA Approves Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
January 26, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for the treatment of a type of cancer that affects the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract...
FDA Approves Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst), a Biosimilar to Herceptin
December 1, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) as a biosimilar to Herceptin (trastuzumab) for the treatment of patients with breast or metastatic...
FDA Approves Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb), a Biosimilar to Avastin
September 14, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple types of cancer. Mvasi is...
FDA Approves Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
September 1, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia whose tumors express...
FDA Approves Genentech’s Actemra (tocilizumab) for the Treatment of CAR T Cell-Induced Cytokine Release Syndrome
South San Francisco, CA – August 30, 2017 – Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
FDA Approves Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) CAR-T Gene Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
August 30, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a historic action today making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment of...
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