December 18th 2024
Breakthrough Therapy designation for Trodelvy was granted based on promising results from the Phase II TROPiCS-03 study, which showed encouraging antitumor activity in both platinum-resistant and platinum-sensitive extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.
December 17th 2024
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Astellas for Zolbetuximab BLA for GEJ Adenocarcinoma
January 9th 2024The FDA was unable to approve the Biologics License Application for zolbetuximab because of deficiencies found in a third-party manufacturing facility for the drug, which is under evaluation to treat patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Pfizer and Genmab's Tivdak for Cervical Cancer Treatment
January 9th 2024Supplemental Biologics License Application would convert the accelerated approval granted to Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv) to a full approval for patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after first-line therapy.
FDA Investigating Risk of Secondary Cancers in Patients Administered CAR T-Cell Therapy
November 29th 2023The FDA will investigate all currently approved CAR T-cell treatments, as well as BCMA-directed and CD19-directed genetically modified autologous CAR T-cell therapies, for the risk of secondary T-cell malignancies.
Concerns Raised Over False Claims in Direct-to-Consumer Online Marketing of Ketamine
November 8th 2023The online promotion of intravenous infusions and oral forms of subanesthetic ketamine for the treatment of mental health conditions has been found to frequently carry misleading or false information.
Q&A with Amy West, Head of US Digital Health & Innovation Strategy at Novo Nordisk
October 25th 2023Amy West, Head of US Digital Health & Innovation Strategy at Novo Nordisk, shares her insights on fostering collaboration, embracing change, and her compelling vision to revolutionize digital transformation and innovation in the field of healthcare.
Drug Pricing from a Legal Perspective & IRA Predictions
July 28th 2023In this exclusive Q&A, Alice Valder Curran, life sciences regulatory expert and partner, Hogan Lovells LLP, shares her perspective on the biggest drug pricing challenges today, current efforts to lower drug pricing, and the Inflation Reduction Act.