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FDA Approves New Treatment for Adults with Relapsed Follicular Lymphoma
americanpharmaceuticacreview
September 18, 2017
Aliqopa is a kinase inhibitor that works by blocking several enzymes that promote cell growth.
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Mvasi approved as the first biosimilar in U.S. for the treatment of cancer
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 18, 2017
Mvasi, a biosimilar to the cancer drug Avastin, is approved for certain colorectal, lung, brain, kidney and cervical cancers…
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FDA panel gives GSK’s Shingrix unanimous approval
pharmafile
September 15, 2017
The FDA’s advisory panel has given a strong signal that GSK’s Shingrix should not have too much difficulty getting full FDA approval, after voting swung 11-0 in favour of recommending the vaccine.
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FDA-approved drug may block resistance to anti-angiogenesis therapy
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 15, 2017
General study identifies targetable pathway that induces immunosuppressive environment in colorectal cancer…
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FDA panel unanimously endorses Glaxo's Shingrix as $1B market duel nears
fiercepharma
September 14, 2017
Marking a big step in its march toward potential approval, GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine Shingrix won the support of an FDA panel as experts touted its strengths over Merck’s Zostavax.
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FDA accepts license application for Novartis' rituximab biosimilar
pharmafile
September 13, 2017
FDA has accepted its Biologics License Application (BLA) for a proposed biosimilar version of Roche and Genentech’s Rituxan (rituximab)
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FDA grants Breakthrough designation to Cemiplimab for CSCC
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 11, 2017
Cemiplimab receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma…
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FDA slams Pfizer unit that made EpiPens that failed during fatal emergencies
fiercepharma
September 08, 2017
Mylan last spring recalled tens of thousands EpiPen injectors that had been manufactured by a Pfizer unit that were potentially faulty.
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FDA puts Bristol-Myers Squibb Opdivo trials on hold
pharmatimes
September 08, 2017
The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on three trials related to Bristol-Myers Squibb's immunotherapy Opdivo after issues with trials for a rival drug.
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Actelion Receives FDA Approval of TRACLEER
americanpharmaceuticacreview
September 07, 2017
PAH is a chronic, life-threatening disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries between the heart and lungs of an affected person.