FDA Approvals, News & Updates
Officials with the FDA have approved durvalumab (Imfinzi; AstraZeneca) for adults with limited-stage small cell lung cancer whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Read More ›
Zenocutuzumab-zbco (Bizengri; Merus) has been granted accelerated approval for adults with advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma harboring a neuregulin 1 gene fusion with disease progression on or after prior systemic therapy or advanced, unresectable, or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring an NRG1 gene fusion with disease progression on or after prior systemic therapy. Read More ›
On November 20, 2024, officials with the FDA granted accelerated approval to zanidatamab-hrii (Ziihera; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc), a bispecific HER2-directed antibody, for previously treated, unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive biliary tract cancer, as detected by an FDA-approved test. Read More ›
On November 19, 2024, the FDA approved updated drug labeling for fludarabine phosphate (Fludarabine Phosphate Injection; Sandoz) under Project Renewal, a public health initiative under the Oncology Center of Excellence program, which is designed to update labeling information for certain older oncology drugs to ensure information is clinically meaningful. Read More ›
On December 13, 2024, FDA officials approved cosibelimab-ipdl (Unloxcyt; Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc), a programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1)-blocking antibody, for adults with locally advanced CSCC (laCSCC) who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Read More ›
A regular column that features the 2024 approvals and updates from the Food and Drug Administration. Read More ›
Officials with the FDA recently approved the menin inhibitor revumenib (Revuforj; Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) for relapsed or refractory acute leukemia with a lysine methyltransferase 2A gene translocation. Read More ›
The CD19-directed genetically modified autologous T-cell immunotherapy, obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatazyl; Autolus Inc.), has been approved for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read More ›
Asciminib (Scemblix; Novartis AG) has been approved for use in adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. Read More ›
Officials with the Food and Drug Administration have approved zolbetuximab-clzb (Vyloy, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.) Read More ›