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Merck’s Keytruda wins coveted FDA nod around surgery for early lung cancer—with a surprise

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Up until this point, immune checkpoint inhibitors have been allowed to treat early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) either before or after surgery. Thanks to a new FDA approval for Merck's Keytruda, a continuous immunotherapy regimen around surgery is now available for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

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FDA declines Eli Lilly’s bowel disease drug over manufacturing issues

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Pharma giant Eli Lilly’s Biologic Licence Application (BLA) for its bowel disease drug has been declined by the FDA over concerns about the proposed manufacturing of the drug. However, concerns weren’t expressed over the clinical data package, safety or label for the medicine.

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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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EHA21: Sanofi builds case for rare disease drug sutimlimab after FDA rejection

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Sanofi’s hopes of a speedy approval of first-in-class C1s inhibitor sutimlimab in rare disorder cold agglutinin disease (CAD) were dashed by the FDA, but new phase 3 data keep the drugmaker on track for a resubmission before year-end. At the moment CAD is managed using off-label therapies, including rituximab and corticosteroid drugs.

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New Legislation Would Cut Off Access To The Courts And Immunize FDA Actions From Timely Judicial Review

The FDA Law Blog

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“Senate HELP”) is scheduled to take up legislation that could significantly limit access to the courts and immunize critical FDA decisions from timely judicial review. Subsection 505(q) initially was added by Section 914 of the 2007 FDA Amendments Act (“FDAAA”), Pub.

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EU gives narrower label to Apellis, Sobi’s PNH drug

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Apellis Pharma and partner Sobi have won EU approval for their paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) drug pegcetacoplan in Europe, with a more restricted label than in the US. The post EU gives narrower label to Apellis, Sobi’s PNH drug appeared first on.

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US FDA grants approval for AstraZeneca’s combination liver cancer therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for AstraZeneca ’s Imjudo (tremelimumab) plus Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat adults with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a kind of liver cancer.

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