FDA approves belzutifan in combination with lenvatinib for advanced RCC with a clear cell component

FDA advisory committee votes in favor of Galleri approval, but calls for removal of “early” detection claims
Clinical benefit will not be considered for approval, FDA says

The FDA Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted in favor of Galleri to become the first multi-cancer detection test to receive regulatory approval.

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Vol.52 No.35

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Sara Willa Ernst

Perspective

When did stage 3B lung cancer become “early stage”?

My recent column about Merck’s television commercial for perioperative Keytruda left me with a question I could not shake.

At confirmation hearing, Heidi Overton sidesteps questions about FDA regulation of fruit-flavored vapes

Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee for FDA Commissioner, defended the agency’s recent policy decisions reversing its hardball stance on flavored nicotine products, as she appeared in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Sept 24.

HHS issues direct final rule to reduce reliance on animal testing

FDA has issued a direct final rule that changes the language in its regulations so that “animal testing” is no longer described as the default or defining form of “nonclinical” safety testing.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

By Claire Marie Porter

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Lyrfigtu for previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma

FDA granted approval for Lyrfigtu (lirafugratinib) as a treatment option for patients with cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusion or other rearrangement.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants Priority Review to perioperative IMFINZI + enfortumab vedotin for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

FDA has granted Priority Review for IMFINZI (durvalumab) in combination with enfortumab vedotin for the treatment of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who are ineligible for or have declined cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

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FDA advisory committee votes in favor of Galleri approval, but calls for removal of “early” detection claims
Clinical benefit will not be considered for approval, FDA says