After a year-long reign over tumult at FDA, Makary heads for the exit Fruit-flavored e-cigs were the final blow for the commissioner

FDA clears fruit-flavored vapes, relaxes enforcement on black-market products with pending premarket applications
Critics say policies clear the way for major tobacco companies to enter fruit-flavored vape market

In a recent set of regulatory decisions that culminated in the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on May 12, the agency appears to have reversed its hard-ball stance on flavored e-cigarettes.

FDA approves oral combination Inqovi plus venetoclax for newly diagnosed AML

FDA approved an oral combination of Inqovi (decitabine and cedazuridine) plus venetoclax as a treatment for adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who are 75 years or older or who are ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

Drugs & Targets

Bizengri gets FDA approval for bile cancer, becomes seventh drug approved under the priority voucher program

FDA approved Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco), a drug that treats NRG1 fusion-positive cholangiocarcinoma.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

Drugs & Targets

FDA clears AI digital pathology risk stratification tool in breast cancer

FDA cleared ArteraAI Breast, a multimodal AI-based prognostic and predictive cancer test, for use in patients with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative invasive breast cancer.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants Fast Track designation to Suplexa in MSI-H CRC

FDA granted Fast Track designation to Suplexa, a differentiated, non-engineered autologous treatment, for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer of the MSI-H phenotype.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

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Prasad’s “deceit,” plus, ODAC’s tough decision against biomarker-based progression assessment (for now)

In last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter, Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, each had a big story: Jacquelyn wrote about the April 30 meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee, and Paul wrote about Vinay Prasad’s inaccurate claims on his CV.

May 13, 2026

After a year-long reign over tumult at FDA, Makary heads for the exit

Fruit-flavored e-cigs were the final blow for the commissioner

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After a year-long reign over tumult at FDA, Makary heads for the exit

Fruit-flavored e-cigs were the final blow for the commissioner

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FDA clears fruit-flavored vapes, relaxes enforcement on black-market products with pending premarket applicationsCritics say policies clear the way for major tobacco companies to enter fruit-flavored vape market

FDA approves oral combination Inqovi plus venetoclax for newly diagnosed AML

Bizengri gets FDA approval for bile cancer, becomes seventh drug approved under the priority voucher program

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FDA grants Fast Track designation to Suplexa in MSI-H CRC

Prasad’s “deceit,” plus, ODAC’s tough decision against biomarker-based progression assessment (for now)

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FDA clears fruit-flavored vapes, relaxes enforcement on black-market products with pending premarket applications
Critics say policies clear the way for major tobacco companies to enter fruit-flavored vape market