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FDA Approves Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Nivolumab for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

On October 3, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nivolumab with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single-agent nivolumab after surgery as adjuvant treatment, for adults with resectable non-small cell lung cancer and no known epidermal growth factor receptor mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangements.
For more information read the FDA announcement.
Posted on 10/8/2024

FDA Approves Selpercatinib for Medullary Thyroid Cancer With a RET Mutation

On September 27, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted traditional approval to selpercatinib for adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer with a RET mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test, who require systemic therapy.
For more information read the FDA announcement.
Posted on 10/7/2024

FDA Approves Osimertinib for Locally Advanced, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Chemoradiation Therapy

On September 25, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved osimertinib for adult patients with locally advanced, unresectable (stage III) non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has not progressed during or following concurrent or sequential platinum-based chemoradiation therapy and whose tumors have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
For more information read the FDA announcement.
Posted on 9/26/2024

FDA Approves Isatuximab-irfc With Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

On September 20, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved isatuximab-irfc with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Sanofi-Aventis US LLC announcement.
Posted on 9/23/2024

FDA Approves Amivantamab-vmjw With Carboplatin and Pemetrexed for Select Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

On September 19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved amivantamab-vmjw with carboplatin and pemetrexed for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations whose disease has progressed on or after treatment with an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Johnson & Johnson announcement.
Posted on 9/20/2024

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy for Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

On September 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy as first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma.
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Merck announcement.
Posted on 9/19/2024

FDA Approves Ribociclib With an Aromatase Inhibitor and the Ribociclib and Letrozole Co-Pack for Early High-Risk Breast Cancer

On September 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ribociclib with an aromatase inhibitor for the adjuvant treatment of adults with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative stage II and III early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence. Additionally, FDA also approved the ribociclib and letrozole co-pack for the same indication.
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announcement.
Posted on 9/19/2024

FDA Approves Atezolizumab and Hyaluronidase-tqjs for Subcutaneous Injection

On September 12, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved atezolizumab and hyaluronidase-tqjs for subcutaneous injection for all the adult indications as the intravenous formulation of atezolizumab, including non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, and alveolar soft part sarcoma.
For more information read the FDA announcement and the Genentech, Inc. announcement.
Posted on 9/19/2024

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to BGB-16673

On August 26, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation to BGB-16673, an orally available investigational Bruton’s tyrosine kinase targeting chimeric degradation activation compound, for adult patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma who have been previously treated with at least two prior lines of therapy, including BTK inhibitor and B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor.
For more information read the BeiGene announcement.
Posted on 8/26/2024

FDA Approves Lazertinib With Amivantamab-vmjw for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

On August 19, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lazertinib in combination with amivantamab-vmjw for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
For more information read the FDA announcement.
Posted on 8/21/2024