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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It consists of the Office of the Commissioner and four directorates overseeing the core functions of the agency: Medical Products and Tobacco, Foods and Veterinary Medicine, Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, and Operations.

Articles

FDA Approves Ogsiveo for Desmoid Tumors

Patients receiving nirogacestat had delayed disease progression and reported less pain.

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FDA Approves Truqap for Breast Cancer

Capivasertib/fulvestrant combo is approved for patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer with specific mutations.

FDA Approves Augtyro for ROS1-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Repotrectinib led to tumor shrinkage in 79% of patients who had not previously used a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

FDA Approves Loqtorzi for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Toripalimab plus chemotherapy led to improvement in progression-free and overall survival.

FDA Approves Fruzaqla for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Fruquintinib improved progression-free and overall survival for patients who did not respond to chemotherapy.

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FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Elrexfio for Multiple Myeloma

The new bispecific T-cell engager is approved for people who have received at least four prior lines of treatment.

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FDA Approves Melphalan as a Liver-Directed Treatment for Uveal Melanoma

Hepato Kit was approved for patients with uveal melanoma that has spread to the liver.

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FDA Approves Akeega for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Patients taking the combination with prednisone saw an improvement in progression-free survival.

FDA Approves Talvey for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Talquetamab is indicated for patients who have tried at least four prior lines of treatment.

Hot topics

Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer

Liver Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Cancer Treatment

Cancer Screening

Ovarian Cancer

Blood Cancers - Leukemia/Lymphoma/Multiple Myeloma

FDA Approves Vanflyta for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Trial showed that treatment with quizartinib led to a significant improvement in overall survival.

FDA Approves Columvi for Large B-Cell Lymphomas

More than 40% of patients treated with the bispecific T-cell engager experienced complete remission.

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FDA Approves Epkinly for Advanced B-Cell Lymphoma

The overall response rate was 61% for patients treated with the bispecific T-cell engager.

FDA Approves Omisirge to Speed Neutrophil Recovery in Blood Cancer Patients

Omidubicel led to faster neutrophil recovery following umbilical cord blood transplantation.

FDA Approves Zynyz for Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Half of patients with this rare skin cancer experienced tumor shrinkage when treated with the new checkpoint inhibitor.

FDA Approves Orserdu for Certain Patients With HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer

Orserdu (elacestrant) is the first treatment for people with ESR1 mutations, which can drive resistance to standard hormone therapy.

FDA Approves to Jaypirca Targeted Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) is a highly selective kinase inhibitor that utilizes a novel binding mechanism.

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for High-Risk Bladder Cancer

Half of patients treated with the adenovirus vector-based gene therapy Adstiladrin experienced complete remission.

FDA Approves Pepaxto for Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma

Nearly a quarter of patients treated with the peptide-drug conjugate experienced partial remission.