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Datopotamab deruxtecan: First TROP2-Directed ADC Approved for First-Line Treatment of mTNBC in Patients Ineligible...

Datopotamab deruxtecan: First TROP2-Directed ADC Approved for First-Line Treatment of mTNBC in Patients Ineligible for Immunotherapy

FDA Approves First Diagnostic Tests to Identify HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Eligible for...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved additional indications for the Roche PATHWAY anti-HER2/neu (4B5) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody and VENTANA HER2 Dual ISH DNA Probe Cocktail tests.

Izalontamab Brengitecan Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Izalontamab Brengitecan Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Belantamab Mafodotin Approved by US FDA for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep®' GSK; see ADC Drugmap), an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) comprising a humanized BCMA...
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U.S. FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to ADCE-D01 for the Treatment of Soft...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to ADCE-D01 for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma (STS).
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AbbVie Submits Biologics License Application (BLA) to U.S. FDA for Pivekimab Sunirine

AbbVie has submitted a new Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of Pivekimab Sunirine, an investigational...

NICE Approves Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab as First-line Treatment for Adults with Metastatic Urothelial...

NICE Approves Enfortumab Vedotin + Pembrolizumab as First-line Treatment for Adults with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer in the UK

Enfortumab vedotin + Pembrolizumab Significantly Improves Survival for Certain Patients with Bladder Cancer When...

The Phase 3 EV-303 is an ongoing clinical trial evaluating enfortumab vedotin (Padcev™; Pfizer and Astellas Pharma), a Nectin-4 directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda™; Merck & Co), a PD-1 inhibitor, as neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment (before and after surgery) versus surgery alone, the current standard of care, in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are not eligible for or declined cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

Belantamab mafodotin Combinations Approved in EU for Treatment of Relapsed/refractory Multiple Myeloma

Belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep®; GSK), a humanised BCMA monoclonal antibody conjugated to the cytotoxic agent auristatin F via a non-cleavable linker, has been approved in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in combination with bortezomib plus dexamethasone (BVd) in patients who have received at least one prior therapy, and in combination with pomalidomide plus dexamethasone (BPd) in patients who have received at least one prior therapy including lenalidomide

FDA’s Advisory Committee Votes Against Benefit-Risk Profile of Belantamab Mafodotin Combinations for Treatment of...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) has voted against the overall benefit/risk profile at the proposed dosage of belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep®; GSK) combinations for the treatment of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma.