Atezolizumab Can Now Be Used Frontline in Cisplatin-Ineligible Bladder Cancer
April 18th 2017The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an accelerated approval to atezolizumab (Tecentriq) to be used as a frontline treatment for cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC).
Niraparib Granted FDA Approval for Ovarian Cancer
March 27th 2017The FDA has granted approval for the PARP inhibitor niraparib for maintenance treatment of patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in complete or partial repsponse to platinum-based chemotherapy.
Treatment Informed by PET Imaging Linked to Better Response Rates in Esophageal Cancer
January 18th 2017Patients with esophogeal cancers who received induction chemotherapy, followed by PET imaging to determine whether alternative chemotherapy was needed had improved pathologic complete response rates
Blinatumomab Approved for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
September 2nd 2016Blinatumomab (Blincyto) gained accelerated approval by the FDA for the treatment of pediatric and adolescent patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
FDA Approves Nivolumab for Hodgkin Lymphoma
May 17th 2016The FDA granted nivolumab (Opdivo) accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) that has relapsed or progressed after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and posttransplantation brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris).