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FDA approves innovative engineered cell therapy

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for the cell therapy TECELRA ® (afamitresgene autoleucel) to treat adults with unresectable or metastatic forms of the disease. The post FDA approves innovative engineered cell therapy appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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J&J goes after another FDA approval for a cancer bispecific

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Johnson & Johnson’s much-touted crop of bispecific antibodies for cancer generated its first commercial product in May, and the drugmaker has now filed for FDA approval of a second candidate. “We look forward to working with the FDA in their review of our teclistamab submission.”

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FDA Fast Track designation for photodynamic cancer therapy

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Fast Track designation (FTD) has been granted for REM-001 therapy to treat unresectable cutaneous metastatic breast cancer (CMBC) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug was evaluated in four Phase II/III clinical trials in patients previously given chemotherapy and/or failed radiation therapy.

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STAT+: Blood cancers may arise from CAR-T cells, but experts think only in very rare cases

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But experts quickly cautioned that risk of this complication is probably minuscule compared to the known risk of secondary cancers from other cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. I think this is why we’re all surprised.   Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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FDA approves off-the-shelf bispecific antibody cancer therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first and only CD20xCD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody ( BsAb ) for relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that is given for a defined period of time has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How does Genentech’s bispecific antibody for DLBCL work? What did the trial data show?

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Opdivo and chemotherapy combo increases survival in lung cancer patients

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Lung cancer drug Opdivo administered with chemotherapy has been shown to boost survival rates in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Some cancer cells contain large amounts of PD-L1, which helps them to evade the body’s immune system. These patients had a median overall survival (OS) of 24.6

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FDA fast-tracks Leap’s gastric cancer immunotherapy

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Leap Therapeutics will get a swift FDA review for its lead drug DKN-01 for a form of gastric and gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer after being awarded fast-track status by the regulator. In animal models, neutralising DKK1 has been shown to activate an innate immune response against malignant cells.

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