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Failed trial nixes another FDA approval, this time for BMS’ Istodax

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The HDAC inhibitor was given an accelerated approval by the FDA as a second-line PTCL therapy on the strength of overall response data, but a phase 3 study comparing Istodax to first-line chemotherapy showed no improvement on progression-free survival (PFS).

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FDA starts speedy review of Enhertu in lung cancer

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo should only have to wait for six months to hear from the FDA if it will approve their HER2 drug Enhertu for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and add to its current uses in breast and gastric cancer. billion licensing deal for the drug in 2019.

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FDA looks at pulling speedy approvals for three cancer drugs

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FDA advisors will scrutinise three cancer immunotherapies granted conditional approvals at a three-day meeting this week, to see if they should stay on the market. . Briefing documents published by the FDA ahead of the meeting suggest that discussion will focus on ongoing trials that may serve as alternative confirmatory studies.

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Balversa Gets Full FDA Approval for Locally Advanced, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

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Today's approval amends the accelerated approval granted by the FDA in April 2019 to Balversa (erdafitinib) for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma with susceptible FGFR2 or FGFR3 alterations following prior treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Regenxbio expands MPS I gene therapy trial after first look at data

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The subject from the initial study of RGX-111 that led to FDA approval of the phase 1/2 trial also showed better-tan-expected improvements on those skills over a follow-up period of around 20 months.

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BMS sets up Roche, Pfizer rivalry with Turning Point takeover

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The results have set up a pre-filing meeting with the FDA, according to BMS. Rozlytrek was approved by the FDA in 2019 but has just started to gather sales momentum, making around $17 million in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 78% on the first three months of 2021.

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Kite cues up first EMA okay for mantle cell lymphoma CAR-T

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MCL is generally treated first with chemotherapy, and patients whose disease progresses despite that can then receive stem cell transplantation or BTK inhibitor drugs like Johnson & Johnson/AbbVie’s Imbruvica (ibrutinib) and AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib).