Cancer Drug News Fast-tracked cancer drug candidate causes substantial levels of mutations and must be investigated for risk of secondary cancer
Breast Cancer FDA approves datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk for unresectable or metastatic, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer February 2, 2025 On January 17, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk, a Trop-2-directed antibody…
Cancer Drug News European Commission expands dostarlimab plus chemotherapy approval to all adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer February 2, 2025 GSK plc announced today that the European Commission has approved dostarlimab in combination with chemotherapy…
Cancer Drug News European Commission approves lazertinib in combination with amivantamab for the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC February 2, 2025 Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced that the European Commission (EC)…
Breast Cancer ICR welcomes NICE recommendation of olaparib for advanced breast cancer January 20, 2025 The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK, strongly welcomes the decision by NICE to recommend…
Cancer Drug News New drug hope for prostate cancer patients January 15, 2025 Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone therapy could be treated using a new…
Cancer Drug News Generic platinum chemotherapy shortages did not increase deaths December 17, 2024 During a shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin that began in…
Cancer Drug News European Commission approves tislelizumab for first-line treatment of advanced/metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer December 8, 2024 European Commission has approved tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of oesophageal squamous…
Cancer Drug News High-tech tracking technology streamlines drug discovery November 15, 2024 New drug discovery is a critical step for improving patients’ lives. First, researchers must identify…
Cancer Drug News FDA grants accelerated approval to asciminib for newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia November 13, 2024 On October 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to asciminib (Scemblix,…
Cancer Drug News FDA approves zolbetuximab-clzb with chemotherapy for gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma November 12, 2024 Tthe Food and Drug Administration have approved zolbetuximab-clzb, a claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2)-directed cytolytic antibody, with…