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Enfortumab vedotin, a novel targeted-antibody treatment has produced responses in nearly half of patients with advanced urothelial cancer

A single arm, phase II clinical trial of 125 patients has shown treatment with Enfortumab vedotin, an agent targeting nectin-4, a protein found in 97% of urothelial cancers, has produced responses in ... read article

CheckMate -227 trial: superior progression-free survival with Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab combination versus chemotherapy in first-line non-small cell lung cancer patients with high tumor mutation burden

The ongoing phase 3 CheckMate -227 study met its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival ( PFS ) with the Opdivo ( Nivolumab ) plus Yervoy ( Ipilimumab ) combination versus chemotherapy in fi ... read article

Opdivo has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for advanced urothelial carcinoma

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Opdivo ( Nivolumab ) for the potential indication of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic urothelial car ... read article

Nivolumab for the treatment of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb is seeking to extend the current indications for Opdivo ( Nivolumab ) to include the treatment of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma ( cHL ) after prior therapies. The ap ... read article

Supplemental biologics license application for Opdivo plus Yervoy regimen in patients with previously untreated advanced melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMS ) has announced that the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has accepted for filing and review the supplemental Biologics License Application ( sBLA ) for Opdivo ( Nivolum ... read article

Nivolumab, a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, in non-small cell lung cancer

Nivolumab ( Opdivo ) is a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor. The MAA submitted to the EMA ( European Medicine Agency ) in lung cancer is based on data from the phase 2 study ( Study-063 ) of Nivolumab ... read article

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New indication for Eylea in EU: treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Bayer HealthCare has announced that Eylea ( Aflibercept solution for injection ) has been approved by the European Commission ( EC ) for the treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema seconda ... read article

Ibrutinib shows efficacy as treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma

Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) suggest that the novel agent Ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for adults with chro ... read article

Olmesartan Medoxomil can cause sprue-like enteropathy

FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has warned that the blood pressure drug Olmesartan Medoxomil ( marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics ) can cause intestinal problems know ... read article

Barrett's esophagus: Acetylsalicylic acid may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage

Aspirin ( Acetylsalicylic acid ) is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco researcher, Carlo Maley, points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that A ... read article

Metastatic or unresectable melanoma: FDA approves Tafinlar and Mekinist

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved two new drugs, Tafinlar ( Dabrafenib ) and Mekinist ( Trametinib ), for patients with advanced ( metastatic ) or unresectable melanoma, the most d ... read article

Giant cell tumor of the bone: FDA approves Xgeva

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has expanded the use of Xgeva ( Denosumab ) to treat adults and some adolescents with giant cell tumor of the bone ( GCTB ), a rare and usually non-cancerous t ... read article

Riociguat has demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in 6MWD and WHO functional class in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Data from the interim analysis of the on-going PATENT-2 trial with Riociguat, the open-label long-term extension of the pivotal Phase III study PATENT-1, were presented at the American Thoracic Societ ... read article

Canagliflozin, a SGLT2 inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invokana ( Canagliflozin ) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana is the first in a new ... read article