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FDA Approves Pembrolizumab as Adjuvant Treatment for NSCLC

On January 26, 2023, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy for stage IB (T2a ≥4 cm), II, or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Merck announcement.
Posted 1/27/2023

FDA Approves Zanubrutinib for CLL or SLL

On January 19, 2023, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zanubrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
For more information, read the FDA announcement and the Beigene announcement.
Posted 1/20/2023

FDA Approves FoundationOne®Liquid CDx as a Companion Diagnostic for Entrectinib

Foundation Medicine, Inc. announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of FoundationOne®Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer or patients with NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors, who do not have a tissue sample available and may be appropriate for treatment with entrectinib.
For more information, read the Foundation Medicine announcement.
Posted 1/5/2023

FDA Approves Tremelimumab with Durvalumab + Chemotherapy for Metastatic NSCLC

On November 10, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tremelimumab in combination with durvalumab and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor mutation or anaplastic lymphoma kinase genomic tumor aberrations.
For more information, read the FDA announcement.
Posted 11/15/2022

FDA Approves Cemiplimab + Chemotherapy for NSCLC

On November 8, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cemiplimab-rwlc in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with no EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 aberrations.
For more information, read the FDA Announcement and the Regeneron press release.
Posted 11/9/2022

FDA Approves Tremelimumab in Combination with Durvalumab for Unresectable HCC

On October 21, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tremelimumab in combination with durvalumab for adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
For more information, read the FDA announcement and the AstraZeneca announcement.
Posted 10/24/2022

FDA Expands Selpercatinib Approval for RET Fusion-Positive Solid Tumors

On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to selpercatinib for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors with a rearranged during transfection (RET) gene fusion that have progressed on or following prior systemic treatment or who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
For more information, read the FDA announcement and the Lilly announcement.
Posted 9/22/2022

FDA Approves Durvalumab + Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer

On September 2, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer.
For more information, read the FDA announcement, and the AstraZeneca announcement.
Posted 9/8/2022

GSK Shares Plans to Voluntarily Withdraw Niraparib

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to voluntarily withdraw the indication of niraparib for treatment of adult patients with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who have been treated with three or more prior chemotherapy regimens and whose cancer is associated with homologous recombination deficiency positive status.
For more information read the GSK letter.
Posted 9/7/2022

FDA Approves Pemigatinib for MLNs with FGFR1 Rearrangement

On August 26, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pemigatinib for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) with fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) rearrangement.
For more information, read the FDA announcement.
Posted 8/30/2022