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FDA Grants Priority Review to Entrectinib for Two Treatment Indications
February 19th 2019The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a priority review to entrectinib for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK) fusion-positive, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors and for metastatic, ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer.
Imbruvica May Be Superior to Standard of Care in Elderly Patients with CLL
February 11th 2019Imbruvica (ibrutinib) may be superior to standard of care in elderly patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to phase 3 findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Frontline Keytruda to Treat Recurrent, Metastatic HNSCC
February 11th 2019The Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review to the supplemental biologics license application for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the first-line treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).