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CHMP recommends eltrombopag for SAA
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval for eltrombopag (Revolade) as a...
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FDA expands approval of carfilzomib
Photo courtesy of Amgen The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in combination with lenalidomide and...
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Drug granted orphan designation for MM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan designation for the drug CB-5083 to treat multiple myeloma (MM). CB-5083 works by...
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NICE recommends edoxaban for VTE
Image by Keven MacKenzie The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a draft guidance recommending the oral...
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Ibrutinib approved to treat WM in EU
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for ibrutinib (Imbruvica) to treat Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM). The Bruton’s...
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EC approves edoxaban for patients with VTE, NVAF
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CHMP recommends panobinostat for MM
Photo courtesy of the CDC The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is recommending regulatory...
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FDA grants vaccine orphan designation for MM
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a novel vaccine orphan designation as a treatment for multiple myeloma (MM). The vaccine,...
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FDA approves antiplatelet drug for PCI patients
Photo courtesy of The Medicines Company The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the intravenous antiplatelet agent cangrelor (...
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IDH1 inhibitor gets orphan designation for AML
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan designation for AG-120 to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who harbor...
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Drug granted orphan status for hemophilia A
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the investigational agent ATX-F8-117 for use in patients with...