ONIVYDE (pegylated liposomal irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate, nal-IRI) in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for the treatment of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in patients who have progressed following gemcitabine based therapy received a marketing authorization from The European Commission. The agent is sponsored by Shire. Wth this approval, Shire is authorized to market Onivyde in...
More than a year after a catastrophic shortage of platinum-based chemotherapy drugs swept through the U.S., FDA on June 28 officially removed carboplatin and cisplatin from the drug shortage list.
