Immunotherapy before surgery benefits melanoma patients
In a Phase II trial, immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab significantly lowered the risk of recurrence for stage III-IV melanoma patients when given before and after surgery.
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In a Phase II trial, immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab significantly lowered the risk of recurrence for stage III-IV melanoma patients when given before and after surgery.
Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients are set to benefit from the recent approval of Imfinzi plus Imjudo combinations in the EU.
Medicines which represented significant progress in their therapeutic areas have been listed in the European Medicines Agency's Human Medicines Highlights 2022 report.
An investigational new drug application for an ongoing Phase II trial of an alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical will be acquired by Fusion Pharmaceuticals.
Analysis of a Phase II trial for non-small cell lung cancer has suggested neoadjuvant nivolumab improved five-year recurrence-free survival compared with historical outcomes.
In a Phase III study, a CAR T-cell therapy more than tripled progression-free survival compared with standard care for triple-class exposed multiple myeloma.
GlobalData says CD19 CAR-T agents are expected to treat over 13,000 blood cancer patients annually by 2031, driving sales of Breyanzi and Yescarta.
MSD/Merck and Nectin Therapeutics have agreed to collaborate on a clinical trial for KEYTRUDA® in combination with monoclonal antibody NTX1088.
An interim analysis of a Phase III trial showed pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved survival in endometrial cancer.
The Medicines Patent Pool's 2023-2025 strategy plans to expand medicine access by improving the availability of innovative medicines in low- and middle-income countries.
The first BTK inhibitor of any kind approved for mantle cell lymphoma treated with a covalent BTK inhibitor, has been granted FDA approval.
The European Commission has approved Enhertu in the EU as the first HER2-directed therapy for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer.
NICE’s recommendation of Yescarta® means it is the first time patients will be able to access CAR T-cell therapy long-term on the NHS.
Takeda and HUTCHMED have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement, to develop tyrosine kinase inhibitor fruquintinib for colorectal cancer outside China.
Onivyde® (irinotecan liposome injection) treatment regimen significantly improved survival in a Phase III trial compared to nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine.