Takeda Pharmaceutical has secured expanded approval from the European Commission (EC) for its Adcetris in combination with CHP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone) to treat adult patients with previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL), a subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).
Seattle Genetics announced that the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has granted approval for TUKYSA (tucatinib) tablets in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine, for the treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, who have previously received two or more anti-HER2 regimens in any setting, including trastuzumab, pertuzumab and trastuzumab-emtansine (T–DM1).
CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to CTX001, an investigational, autologous, gene-edited hematopoietic stem cell therapy, for the treatment of severe sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT).
Eli Lilly and Company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Retevmo (selpercatinib, 40 mg & 80 mg capsules), the first therapy specifically indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) who require systemic therapy, or advanced or metastatic RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer who require systemic therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory (if radioactive iodine is appropriate).
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have secured breakthrough therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Enhertu to treat patients with HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma who have received two or more prior regimens including trastuzumab.
Novartis has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Tabrecta (capmatinib) to treat adult patients metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with MET exon 14 skipping (METex14).
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Gilead Sciences' investigational antiviral remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19.
Banner Life Sciences, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted final approval of BAFIERTAM (monomethyl fumarate) delayed-release capsules for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS).
GlaxoSmithKline announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Zejula (niraparib), an oral, once-daily poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, as a monotherapy maintenance treatment for women with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, regardless of biomarker status.
Merck said that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its approval for the use of its cancer drug KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) at an additional dosage of 400mg every six weeks (Q6W) across all indications in adult patients.
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