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October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Committee Recommends EU Approval of Opdivo to Treat Advanced Esophageal Cancer

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A committee of the European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of Opdivo (nivolumab) for the treatment of people with advanced, inoperable, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) ... Read more

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Tecartus Recommended for EU Approval as CAR T-cell Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

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A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the conditional approval of Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The ... Read more

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

FDA Approves Keytruda for Adults as Second-Line Therapy for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the use of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a second-line treatment for adults with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) for whom initial ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Enrollment Underway in Melanoma Trial Testing Leukine Triple Combo

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A Phase 2/3 clinical trial is again recruiting participants to continue investigating the immunomodulator Leukine (sargramostim) in combination with checkpoint inhibitors Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Opdivo (nivolumab) as an initial ... Read more

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Agenus Begins Rolling Submission of Balstilimab to FDA for Advanced Cervical Cancer

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Agenus is seeking U.S. approval of balstilimab, its investigational immunotherapy for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, which has limited effective treatment options and disproportionately affects younger ... Read more

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

FDA Approves Opdivo-Yervoy Combo as First-Line Therapy for Inoperable Mesothelioma

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a first-line therapy for adults with inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare but aggressive ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Phase 1 Trial of ET140203 T-cell Therapy Starts Enrolling Adults With Advanced Liver Cancer

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Eureka Therapeutics has started enrolling adults with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer, in a Phase 1/2 trial of its investigational ET140203 T-cell therapy. ... Read more

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Libtayo First-line Treatment Prolongs Survival in Advanced NSCLC, Early Trial Data Show

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When given as a first-line therapy, Libtayo (cemiplimab) prolonged the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), compared with platinum-based chemotherapy, according to early data from ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Keytruda Combo Shown to Extend Survival in Advanced Esophageal, GEJ Cancers

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Adding Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to standard first-line chemotherapy significantly extends the survival of people with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, and also significantly lowers their ... Read more

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

First-line Keytruda Doubles 5-Year Survival in Certain Lung Cancer Patients, Data Show

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First-line treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) continues to promote significant survival benefits and durable responses in people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and high levels of PD-L1, compared with standard ... Read more

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