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STAT+: FDA will allow troubled chemotherapy maker to resume distribution of cancer drugs in short supply

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After finding a “cascade of failures” at a manufacturing plant run by a key chemotherapy supplier, the Food and Drug Administration will not allow the company to resume distribution in the U.S. beyond some   cancer medicines that are in short supply.

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FDA looks at pulling speedy approvals for three cancer drugs

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FDA advisors will scrutinise three cancer immunotherapies granted conditional approvals at a three-day meeting this week, to see if they should stay on the market. . Briefing documents published by the FDA ahead of the meeting suggest that discussion will focus on ongoing trials that may serve as alternative confirmatory studies.

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STAT+: Intas Pharma employee used acid to destroy manufacturing records at troubled plant

STAT

Last November, an employee at Intas Pharmaceuticals, which makes several widely used chemotherapies that are in short supply, was seen pouring acetic acid in a trash bin containing documents at a manufacturing facility. These serious violations of manufacturing protocols were revealed in a July 28 warning letter sent by the U.S.

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FDA won’t back Lilly’s PD-1 antibody based on Chinese data alone

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The FDA has dropped a bomb on Eli Lilly’s marketing application for cancer immunotherapy sintilimab ahead of an advisory committee meeting due to take place on Thursday. ” While ODAC could still decide to back the drug at the meeting, the FDA isn’t beholden to follow its experts’ advice.

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MSD secures full approval for Keytruda’s use in MSI-high solid tumours

Pharmaceutical Technology

On March 27, MSD announced that the combined use of Keytruda with chemotherapy significantly improved progression-free survival versus the chemotherapy alone, as a first-line therapy for advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma. This announcement is not the only recent development for Keytruda.

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International regulation: the importance of quality assurance in drug development

European Pharmaceutical Review

Since the first ADC was approved by the EMA in 2012, they have generated a great deal of interest in the oncology field because of their potential to address many of the challenges of traditional chemotherapy options.

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SPuMoNI: Enhancing Pharma Data Quality through Smart Technologies

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Although the pharmaceutical industry has consistently improved manufacturing processes 3 in compliance with good manufacturing practices, 4 there are documented deviations from good practices 5 including the continued falsification of medicines. Mexican Governor: Cancer Children Given Water Instead of Chemotherapy.” 30 June 2016.