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STAT+: FDA alters warning label for Carvykti CAR-T, although link to secondary cancers is unclear

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The Food and Drug Administration issued a change to the warning label for Legend Biotech and Janssen’s myeloma CAR-T, Carvykti or cilta-cel, adding that some secondary blood cancers have occurred following treatment for multiple myeloma with the cell therapy. 

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STAT+: Springworks wins FDA approval for drug to treat desmoid tumors

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There are no currently approved therapies for desmoid tumors, but doctors often treat patients with chemotherapy, off-label targeted therapies, radiation, and surgery. The tumors do not spread to other parts of the body but can cause severe disability and pain in the tissues that they impact, like muscle or nerves.

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FDA clears Xalkori for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours

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Pfizer’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor Xalkori has picked up a fourth approval from the FDA, adding a new use in the treatment of a rare form of benign tumour that typically affects children and young adults. The post FDA clears Xalkori for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours appeared first on.

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Immunocore claims first-ever FDA approval for TCR cancer therapy

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Immunocore has secured a piece of biotech industry history, becoming the first company to get an FDA approval for a cancer therapeutic based on T cell receptor (TCR) technology. The post Immunocore claims first-ever FDA approval for TCR cancer therapy appeared first on.

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Failed trial nixes another FDA approval, this time for BMS’ Istodax

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The HDAC inhibitor was given an accelerated approval by the FDA as a second-line PTCL therapy on the strength of overall response data, but a phase 3 study comparing Istodax to first-line chemotherapy showed no improvement on progression-free survival (PFS).

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Y-mAbs claims FDA OK for neuroblastoma drug Danyelza

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Y-mAbs Therapeutics has claimed its first product approval, getting a green light from the FDA for Danyelza for the rare cancer neuroblastoma. It’s very exciting to see this treatment go from being an experimental therapy used at my daughter’s bedside to now being FDA approved,” said Gad, who is chairman and president of Y-mAbs. “I

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BMS finally gets FDA OK for liso-cel, sets $410k launch price

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Bristol-Myers Squibb finally has FDA approval for its CAR-T therapy liso-cel, which has been cleared by the US regulator as Breyanzi for certain forms of large B-cell lymphoma. DLBCL is the most common type of NHL in adults, accounting for around a third of the 77,000 new cases diagnosed in the US, according to the FDA.

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