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The regulatory round-up: Eight key FDA decisions

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Orserdu (elacestrant), Stemline Therapeutics The first and only treatment specifically indicated for patients with ESR1 mutations in ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer was approved in the US in February. This made Jesduvroq is the first oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) to be approved in the US.

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

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. The Verquvo label contains a boxed warning that indicates that Verquvo should not be administered to pregnant females because it may cause fetal harm. Related Articles: Verquvo (vericiguat) FDA Approval History. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS

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The US biosimilar market: Predictions for 2021

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There is also current legislation in Congress (HR 8190) that aims to open the door to interchangeability within the biosimilar market – specifically starting with insulin products. If passed, HR 8190 would allow insulin biosimilar products to receive automatic interchangeability upon FDA approval.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Opdivo® (nivolumab) for the.

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1 Opdivo reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 30% compared to placebo (Hazard Ratio [HR] 0.70, 95% CI: 0.57 n=142) for placebo; Opdivo reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 45% (HR 0.55, 95% CI: 0.39 months [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 16.5 months [95% CI: 8.3 to 13.9]). to 0.86; P =0.0008).

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Trodelvy has been Approved for ER+/HER2- Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

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HR+/HER2- breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer, with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimating 287,850 new cases of female breast cancer in 2022 alone. What does this Approval Mean for Breast Cancer Patients? months in HR+/HER2- Patients The average five-year rate of survival is 30 percent in HR+/HER2- patients.

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Janssen Announces Treatment with ERLEADA

The Pharma Data

With nearly four years of median follow-up, data from the final analysis of the Phase 3 TITAN study confirmed that ERLEADA ® plus ADT provided a statistically significant improvement in OS with a 35 percent reduction in risk of death versus ADT alone (HR 0.65; p<0.0001). ERLEADA ® received U.S.

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Enhertu Approved in the U.S. for the Treatment of Patients With Previously Treated HER2 Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer

The Pharma Data

Enhertu is approved with Boxed WARNINGS for interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis and embryo-fetal toxicityEnhertu. 4.3] (HR=0.47; 95% CI 0.31-0.71) Related Articles: Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) FDA Approval History. 0.88; p=0.0097) at a pre-specified interim analysis with a median OS of 12.5