FDA sets meeting to review 6 speedy cancer drug approvals as evaluation widens
Dec 15, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a three-day virtual meeting in April to review six accelerated approvals given to cancer immunotherapies from Roche, Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. At the advisory panel, set for April 27 through 29, regulators, oncologists and patient advocates will discuss what the FDA should do about the six approvals. The drugs were cleared based on early results showing they kept tumors from spreading.
Radiation Oncologists Met With Congressional Leaders to Reverse CMS Cuts and Provide Equal Access to Care
Radiation oncologists met with Congress to urge leaders to consider how the Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to make significant cuts to radiation oncology facilities could be detrimental to the survival of patients with Read more…
FDA Approves Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Combination for Early TNBC Indication
The FDA granted approval to the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as neoadjuvant therapy for patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) when given in combination with chemotherapy followed by single-agent Read more…
Recommended TVUS Screening Thresholds May Miss Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Adherence to current clinical guidelines for the evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding may result in systematic underdiagnosis of endometrial cancer (EC) in Black women, according to a study published online July 15 in JAMA Oncology. Kemi M. Read more…