FDA approves Lynparza with abiraterone, prednisone (or prednisolone) for BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

At his 25-year “anniversary party,” Pazdur invites Califf and past FDA commissioners to talk about political interference

FDA’s cancer czar Richard Pazdur had a “silver anniversary” at the agency recently. So, he invited some guests—the commissioners he had reported to under the Democratic and Republican administrations.

November 01, 2024

Vol.50 No.41

By Claire Marie Porter

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Scemblix for newly diagnosed CML patients

Scemblix (asciminib) was granted accelerated approval by FDA for adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

November 01, 2024

Vol.50 No.41

In Brief

UCLA Urology awarded $6M from CA Department of Health Care Services to serve vulnerable patients with prostate cancer

UCLA’s urology department was awarded $6 million from the California Department of Health Care Services to continue providing care and critical services to underinsured and uninsured Californians diagnosed with prostate cancer.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

In Brief

UCLA’s Luca Valle receives $2.1M grant from VA to improve prediction of radiorecurrent prostate cancer outcomes

Luca Valle, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was awarded a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop new methods to better understand the clinical scope and biological factors that lead to prostate cancer coming back after radiation therapy.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

In Brief

FDA, CBP seize $76M in illegal e-cigarettes

FDA in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, announced the administrative seizure of approximately three million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products, with an estimated retail value of $76 million.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Vyloy+chemo for gastric or GEJ junction adenocarcinoma with CLDN18.2-positive tumors

FDA has approved Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb), a claudin 18.2-directed cytolytic antibody, with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors are CLDN18.2 positive, as determined by an FDA-approved test.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

FDA approves Lynparza with abiraterone, prednisone (or prednisolone) for BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

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