FDA approves for first denosumab biosimilars

Citing need for “more conversations” on menthol, White House scuttles move to ban the flavor favored by Black smokers

The Biden administration has—for the second time—delayed the decision on a proposed FDA rule that would ban menthol cigarettes and all flavors in cigars.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

By McKenzie Prillaman

Drugs & Targets

FDA rule focuses on the safety and effectiveness of LDTs

FDA has finalized a rule to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

Drugs & Targets

FDA issues additional draft guidance on eligibility criteria for cancer drug clinical trials

FDA issued three draft guidance documents on eligibility criteria in cancer clinical trials to address performance status, washout periods and concomitant medications, and laboratory values.

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Regulatory News

ODAC unanimously upholds MRD as early endpoint across all settings in multiple myeloma

In a unanimous vote, the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee advised the agency to accept the metric of “minimal residual disease,” or MRD, as a basis for accelerated approvals of therapies in all settings of multiple myeloma.

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Vol.50 No.17

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Clearing the path for MRD as early endpoint in multiple myeloma

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Black patients with multiple myeloma aren’t getting autoHCT as often as others—and the disparity has widened

Black patients are less likely than patients of other races and ethnicities to receive autologous hematopoietic cell transplants for multiple myeloma, according to a study published in the April issue of Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma, and Leukemia.

April 26, 2024

Vol.50 No.17

By McKenzie Prillaman

FDA approves for first denosumab biosimilars

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