Drugs & Targets

FDA grants Merck sBLA priority review for Keytruda + chemoradiotherapy in cervical cancer

FDA has accepted for priority review a new supplemental Biologics License Application seeking approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with external beam radiotherapy plus concurrent chemotherapy, followed by brachytherapy (also known as concurrent chemoradiotherapy) as treatment with definitive intent for newly diagnosed patients with high-risk, locally advanced cervical cancer. 
Drugs & Targets

FDA grants priority review to Tibsovo for MDS

FDA accepted a supplemental New Drug Application and granted Priority Review for Tibsovo (ivosidenib tablets) in the treatment of patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1-mutated relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndromes. If approved, Tibsovo would be a first-in-class targeted therapy option for MDS patients within this molecularly defined subset.