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FDA Expedites Durvalumab Review for Resectable Early-Stage Gastric, Gastroesophageal Cancers

Pharmacy Times

Durvalumab continues to demonstrate efficacy in a variety of cancers, with new data from the phase 3 MATTERHORN trial solidifying its use with chemotherapy in gastric cancer.

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What will shape the Pharma landscape in Q3 2025?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Key influences include late-stage clinical trial results and regulatory decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2021, the FDA first approved the long-acting somatropin prodrug for children aged one year and over with paediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD) who weigh at least 25.4 pounds.

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Q&A: How IQVIA Keeps Pharmacists Engaged with US Prescription Drug Use

Drug Topics

Often those very high-end medicines are for very few people.

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With ADCs on the rise, drugmakers embrace a new oncology pillar

PharmaVoice

The first one approved by the FDA — Mylotarg from Pfizer subsidiary Wyeth for acute leukemia — came to market in 2000. Now, 15 different molecules have been approved by the FDA. At ASCO, one of the most talked-about studies was a late-stage trial in which the treatment outperformed chemotherapy as a first-line drug.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. What will the future hold for clinical research?

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From ECHELON-3 to Clinical Practice: Newly Approved Brentuximab Vedotin With Lenalidomide and Rituximab for R/R DLBCL

Pharmacy Times

As supported by the ECHELON-3 data, this combination fills a critical gap in the treatment landscape and is well aligned with current goals to provide outpatient, targeted, and chemotherapy-free options for challenging hematologic malignancies. Additionally, pharmacists can empower patients to be involved in their treatment plan.

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TAR-200 Clears Tumors in 82% of Patients With BCG-Unresponsive Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Low- and intermediate-risk patients typically receive transurethral resection of bladder tumor with a single dose of perioperative intravesical chemotherapy. And it appears that having the chemotherapy released slowly over weeks rather than in just a few hours is a much more effective approach.” 3 REFERENCES 1. Pharmacy Times.