EU CHMP adopts positive opinion for Cabometyx in radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer

ODAC vote will likely lead to three-arm and four-arm designs–and pragmatic trials–for perioperative indications

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By Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

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Supreme Court removes “Chevron deference,” threatening drug regulation, health coverage, delivery of cancer care

The Supreme Court last week upended one of the underpinnings of administrative law by weakening the authority of federal health agencies to rely on technical expertise as they regulate medical products, issue coverage decisions, and respond to public health crises.

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Vol.50 No.27

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

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Georgetown’s Zachary Baron on the post-Chevron era: We need guardrails about when agency expertise should be cast aside

The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, removing one of the foundational principles of administrative law and upending the way federal agencies rely on technical subject-matter expertise. What comes next?

July 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.27

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants accelerated approval to selpercatinib for pediatric RET-altered metastatic thyroid cancer or solid tumors

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Vol.50 No.22

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FDA’s Harpreet Singh: Overall survival data tells the full story of immune checkpoint inhibitor benefit in NSCLC
Pooled analysis finds correlations between early endpoints and OS in ICI trials

When conducting a randomized clinical trial of a treatment regimen based on an immune checkpoint inhibitor, trial sponsors should include overall survival as an endpoint, FDA officials say.

March 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.11

By Matthew Bin Han Ong and Paul Goldberg

Clinical

First-ever commercial TIL therapy: How NCI, Iovance, and Moffitt achieved FDA approval

In a major breakthrough in cellular therapy, FDA has approved the first tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma who have received prior treatment, including with checkpoint inhibitors.

February 23, 2024

Vol.50 No.08

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

EU CHMP adopts positive opinion for Cabometyx in radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer

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FDA’s Harpreet Singh: Overall survival data tells the full story of immune checkpoint inhibitor benefit in NSCLC
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