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FDA approves Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer
19 December 2018 - Accelerated approval based on results of CITN-09/KEYNOTE-017, where Keytruda monotherapy demonstrated an objective response rate of 56%. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2018
DBV Technologies provides update on Viaskin Peanut for children four to 11 years of age
19 December 2018 - Application withdrawn following discussions with FDA regarding insufficient data on manufacturing procedures and quality controls. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
Lynparza approved by US FDA for first-line maintenance therapy in BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer
19 December 2018 - AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 70% compared to placebo ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
More lawsuits = higher drug prices
18 December 2018 - The FDA pulls an Obama rule that was a trial-lawyer special. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
Equillium granted U.S. FDA fast track designation for EQ001 for the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease
19 December 2018 - Company plans to initiate Phase 1b/2 EQUATE clinical trial in early 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
FDA advances new scientific framework to promote greater predictability, efficiency in oncology drug development
19 December 2018 - Today, the U.S. FDA issued guidance, Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Cancer Drugs and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
Comparative assessment of clinical benefit using the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale version 1.1 and the ASCO Value Framework Net Health Benefit Score
19 December 2018 - To better understand the European Society for Medical Oncology-Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale version 1.1 (ESMO-MCBS v1.1) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Establishing the effectiveness of procedural interventions: the limited role of randomised trials
18 December 2018 - Procedural interventions comprise a large and growing component of medical care. Patients, physicians, health care organisations, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Cipher Pharmaceuticals announces A-101 40% topical solution accepted for review by Health Canada
18 December 2018 - Cipher Pharmaceuticals today announced that its new drug submission for A-101 40% topical solution ("A-101 40%") ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Warren unveils bill to lower drug prices by letting government manufacture them
18 December 2018 - Senator Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a bill aimed at lowering drug prices by allowing the government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Eiger announces PRIME designation granted by European Medicines Agency for lonafarnib for treatment of hepatitis delta virus infection
18 December 2018 - Phase 3 hepatitis D virus “D-LIVR” international study initiating. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Our door is open: FDA puts patients first
18 December 2018 - We believe patients are experts when it comes to their health conditions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Statement from FDA Commissioner and Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health on new steps to promote innovations in medical devices that help advance patient safety
18 December 2018 - Spurring innovation of medical products so that patients can have access to safe, effective treatments that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Revolutionary' cancer drug using genetically modified cells approved
19 December 2018 - A revolutionary cancer therapy that supercharges a patient's immune cells to hunt and destroy cancer cells ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
European Commission approves Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as adjuvant therapy for adults with resected Stage III melanoma
17 December 2018 - First approval for Keytruda in an adjuvant setting in the European Union. ...