article thumbnail

FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

The Pharma Data

In addition, as part of the label update, this indication has been revised to be for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

article thumbnail

Pfizer and BioNTech Announce U.S. FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age

Pfizer

FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age. FDA Approval of their COVID-19 Vaccine COMIRNATY® For Adolescents 12 through 15 Years of Age. Favorable safety profile observed across more than 2,200 adolescents who participated in the clinical trial. INTERCHANGEABILITY.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. NVX-CoV2373 (SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) FDA Approval History. Source: Novavax, Inc. . Posted: November 2020.

article thumbnail

FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg tablets is being jointly developed with Bayer AG. The Verquvo label contains a boxed warning that indicates that Verquvo should not be administered to pregnant females because it may cause fetal harm. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS

article thumbnail

FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Zokinvy (lonafarnib) for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Processing-Deficient Progeroid Laminopathies. Nasdaq:EIGR), focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for serious rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that the U.S. PALO ALTO, Calif., Outside the U.S.,

article thumbnail

J&J’s Akeega Approved as First Combo Treatment for BRCA-Positive Prostate Cancer

XTalks

Akeega is approved for use with the corticosteroid prednisone in adults with BRCA1/2 mutations (germline and/or somatic) in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated. Lynparza received FDA approval in May 2020 for mCRPC in patients with homologous recombinational repair ( HRR ) gene mutations.

article thumbnail

CNS Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of IND Application for its Brain Cancer Drug Candidate Berubicin

The Pharma Data

OS is a rigorous endpoint that the FDA has recognized as a basis for approval of oncology drugs when a statistically significant improvement can be shown relative to a randomized control arm. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of its date. . .