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FDA approves Tevimbra in advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma indication

FDA has approved Tevimbra (tislelizumab-jsgr) as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after prior systemic chemotherapy that did not include a PD-(L)1 inhibitor. 
March 15, 2024
Vol.50 No.11
Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Rybrevant for first-line treatment of EGFR-m NSCLC

FDA approved Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) with carboplatin and pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR, exon 20 insertion mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
March 08, 2024
Vol.50 No.10
Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Opdivo + cisplatin + gemcitabine for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma

FDA approved Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
March 08, 2024
Vol.50 No.10
Drugs & Targets

FDA grants accelerated approval to Brukinsa for R/R follicular lymphoma

FDA granted accelerated approval to Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) with obinutuzumab for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy.
March 08, 2024
Vol.50 No.10
Drugs & Targets

FDA approves for first denosumab biosimilars

FDA approved Wyost (denosumab-bbdz) and Jubbonti (denosumab-bbdz), the first FDA-approved denosumab biosimilars, to treat all indications of the reference medicines.
March 08, 2024
Vol.50 No.10
Drugs & Targets

Elipses’s selective RET inhibitor EP0031/A400 granted Fast Track designation in NSCLC

FDA granted the next-generation selective RET inhibitor EP0031/A400 Fast Track designation for the potential treatment of RET-fusion positive non-small cell lung cancer. 
March 08, 2024
Vol.50 No.10
Drugs & Targets

FDA issues final decision to withdraw approval of Pepaxto

FDA announced its final decision to withdraw approval of Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), which was approved for use in combination with dexamethasone to treat certain patients with multiple myeloma.
March 01, 2024
Vol.50 No.09
Drugs & Targets

FDA, industry actions end sales of PFAS in U.S. food packaging

FDA said grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold for use in food packaging in the U.S. 
March 01, 2024
Vol.50 No.09
Drugs & Targets

FDA grants Epkinly priority review sBLA for difficult-to-treat R/R follicular lymphoma

FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Epkinly (epcoritamab-bysp) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. 
March 01, 2024
Vol.50 No.09
Drugs & Targets

FDA accepts BLA for Tevimbra for 1L treatment of G/GEJ cancers

FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application for Tevimbra (tislelizumab), in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. 
March 01, 2024
Vol.50 No.09

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