Takeda announces U.S. FDA grants priority review for supplemental new drug application for Alunbrig (brigatinib) as a first-line treatment for ALK+ metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

25 February 2020 - Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date set for 23 June 2020. ...

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U.S. FDA accepts Karyopharm’s supplemental new drug application for Xpovio (selinexor) as a treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma

19 February 2020 - Priority review granted; user fee goal date set for 23 June 2020. ...

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FDA grants priority review to Genentech’s Tecentriq monotherapy as first-line treatment of certain people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

18 February 2020 - Genentech today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted the company’s supplemental biologics license application and granted ...

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Seattle Genetics and Astellas receive FDA breakthrough therapy designation for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with pembrolizumab in first-line advanced bladder cancer

19 February 2020 - Breakthrough therapy designation based on initial results from Phase 1b/2 EV-103 clinical trial. ...

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Merck receives complete response letter from the US FDA for supplemental biologics license applications for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) six-week dosing schedule

18 February 2020 - Merck today announced that the U.S. FDA has issued a complete response letter regarding Merck’s supplemental biologics ...

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Understanding the role of comparative clinical studies in the development of oncology biosimilars

14 February 2020 - Biosimilars have the potential to broaden patient access to biologics and provide cost savings for health care ...

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ALX Oncology’s ALX148 receives two fast track designations from FDA for the treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and patients with gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma

18 February 2020 - ALX Oncology today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted two fast track designations for its lead ...

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PharmaMar and Jazz Pharmaceuticals announce FDA acceptance and priority review of new drug application for lurbinectedin in relapsed small cell lung cancer

17 February 2020 - Prescription Drug User Fee Act date set for 16 August 2020. ...

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Epizyme announces FDA acceptance of new drug application for filing with priority review for Tazverik (tazemetostat) for the treatment of follicular lymphoma

14 February 2020 - Approval would expand Tazverik label into second indication. ...

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Seattle Genetics announces FDA filing acceptance for priority review of tucatinib new drug application for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

13 February 2020 - FDA Action Date is 20 August 2020; Application under FDA’s real-time oncology review and Orbis pilot programs. ...

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U.S. FDA accepts for priority review Bristol-Myers Squibb’s biologics license application for lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) for adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B cell lymphoma

13 February 2020 - Application based on results from the TRANSCEND NHL 001 trial, the largest study of CD19-directed CAR T ...

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals announces U.S. FDA acceptance of new drug application and priority review for ripretinib in patients with advanced gastro-intestinal stromal tumour

12 February 2020 - FDA grants priority review and sets PDUFA date of 13 August 2020. ...

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Astex Pharmaceuticals announces U.S. FDA acceptance for review of an NDA for the combination oral hypomethylating agent cedazuridine and decitabine (ASTX727 or oral C-DEC), for the treatment of MDS and CMML

11 February 2020 - FDA designated the application for priority review. ...

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Novartis announces MET inhibitor capmatinib (INC280), the first potential treatment for METex14 mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer, granted priority FDA review

11 February 2020 - Capmatinib review expected to be completed within six months. ...

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Janssen announces submission to U.S. FDA for new Darzalex (daratumumab)-based combination regimen for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

10 February 2020 - Application is based on positive data from the Phase 3 CANDOR study, which were presented at the ...

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