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EC expands approved use of carfilzomib
Photo from Amgen The European Commission (EC) has expanded the approved use of the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (Kyprolis). The drug is now...
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Health Canada approves mAb for MM
Photo courtesy of Janssen Health Canada has granted conditional approval, or a Notice of Compliance with Conditions (NOC/c), for daratumumab (...
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Drug granted breakthrough, orphan designation for cGVHD
Photo courtesy of Janssen The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation for ibrutinib (Imbruvica), a...
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CHMP rejects ofatumumab as maintenance
Photo courtesy of GSK The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended against expanding the...
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Obinutuzumab approved to treat FL
The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, in patients with follicular...
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CHMP advises against approving MM drug
multiple myeloma The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has advised the European Commission not to...
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CHMP recommends extending brentuximab approval
Photo from Business Wire The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended extending the...
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FDA approves FVIII single-chain therapy for hemophilia A
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lonoctocog alfa (Afstyla), a recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) single-chain therapy, for use...
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PD-1 inhibitor granted accelerated approval for cHL
Photo courtesy of Business Wire The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (...
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Reversal agent granted conditional approval in Canada
to prevent thrombosis after knee replacement surgery © Boehringer Ingelheim Health Canada has granted conditional approval for idarucizumab (...
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FDA warns of counterfeit BiCNU
shown on the left and a counterfeit vial on the right Photo courtesy of the FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare...