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Dual-Targeted Therapies Plus Chemo Improve Objective Response Rate in BRAF V600E Metastatic CRC

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – For patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), encorafenib + cetuximab (EC) plus standard chemotherapy (modified folinic acid [or levofolinate],...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Safety Announcement: FDA Highlights Importance of DPD Deficiency Discussions with Patients Prior to Capecitabine or 5FU Treatment

January 24, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing this communication to increase awareness of recent updates to the product labeling of capecitabine and fluorouracil (5-FU)...

Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Omission of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from the first-line FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and FOLFIRINOX regimens is not associated with reduced survival among patients with advanced...

Ipsen’s Onivyde Regimen, a Potential New Standard-of-Care First-Line Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Approved by FDA

PARIS, FRANCE, 13 February 2024 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application for Onivyde (...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Lots of Fluorouracil Injection Due to the Potential for Glass Particulate

July 2, 2019 – Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC is voluntarily recalling two lots of Fluorouracil Injection, USP 5g/100mL (50mg/mL), 100mL fill in 100mL vials, to the user level due to the potential for...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Adrucil (fluorouracil injection, USP) 5 g/100 mL (50 mg/mL) by Teva Parenteral Medicines: Recall - Particulate Matter

[Posted 07/27/2015] ISSUE: Teva Parenteral Medicines announced a voluntary recall of six lots of Adrucil (fluorouracil injection, USP) 5 g/100 mL (50 mg/mL) due to the potential presence of...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Adrucil (fluorouracil Injection, USP) 5 g/100 mL (50 mg/mL): Recall - Particulate Matter

ISSUE: Teva Parenteral Medicines issued a voluntary recall of eight lots of Adrucil (fluorouracil injection, USP) 5 g/100 mL (50 mg/mL) due to the potential presence of particulate matter identified...

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