Industry News

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Adjuvant Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma

On November 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab for the adjuvant treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.

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Posted 11/18/2021

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Asciminib for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to asciminib for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase, previously treated with two or more tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and approved asciminib for adult patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase with the T315I mutation.

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Posted 11/1/2021

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab Combination for Cervical Cancer

On October 13, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, for patients with persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS ≥1), as determined by an FDA-approved test.

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Posted 10/14/2021

FDA Approves Abemaciclib with Endocrine Therapy for Early Breast Cancer

On October 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved abemaciclib with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence and a Ki-67 score greater than or equal to 20 percent, as determined by an FDA approved test.

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Posted 10/14/21

FDA Expands Cetuximab in Combination Label for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

On September 28, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval of a new indication for cetuximab in combination with encorafenib for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test, after prior therapy.

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Posted 9/29/2021

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Tisotumab Vedotin-tftv for Cervical Cancer

On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to tisotumab vedotin-tftv for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.

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Posted 9/21/2021

FDA Approves Cabozantinib for Locally Advanced or Metastatic DTC

On September 17, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cabozantinib for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that has progressed following prior vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-targeted therapy and who are radioactive iodine-refractory or ineligible.

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Posted 9/20/2021

FDA Approves Mobocertinib for NSCLC with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations

On September 15, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved mobocertinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.

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Posted 9/16/2021

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Zanubrutinib for R/R MZL

On September 15, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to zanubrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who have received at least one anti-CD20-based regimen.

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Posted 9/15/2021

FDA Approves Zanubrutinib for Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia

On August 31, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zanubrutinib for adult patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.

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Posted 9/7/2021

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