U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Nuvation Bio’s IBTROZI™ (taletrectinib)

Nuvation BIO is happy to share that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IBTROZI for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This exciting approval provides a new targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for patients with this rare and aggressive disease. Please see full Prescribing Information. Uncover more about IBTROZI and learn how this new TKI may help ROS1+ NSCLC patients.

By |2025-06-23T08:53:56-04:00June 23rd, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Press Release: ASCO: new Sarclisa data support subcutaneous administration with on-body injector

Paris, June 3, 2025. New data from two clinical studies of the investigational use of Sarclisa administered subcutaneously (SC) via an on-body injector (OBI) (also referred to as an on-body delivery system) in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) support the potential use of this innovative delivery method to advance patient care, while upholding Sarclisa’s efficacy and safety profile.

By |2025-06-05T12:07:19-04:00June 5th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

FDA grants accelerated approval to telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv for NSCLC with high c-Met protein overexpression

On May 14, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv (Emrelis, AbbVie Inc.), a c-Met-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate, for adults with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high c-Met protein overexpression [≥50% of tumor cells with strong (3+) staining], as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received a prior systemic therapy.

By |2025-05-19T08:56:07-04:00May 19th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Novocure’s Optune Lua® Receives CE Mark Approval for the Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

BAAR, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) announced today that Optune Lua® has received a CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) concurrently with immune checkpoint inhibitors or docetaxel who have progressed on or after a platinum-based regimen.

By |2025-04-23T13:06:18-04:00April 23rd, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

Jazz Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Chimerix, Further Diversifying Oncology Portfolio

DUBLIN and DURHAM, N.C., March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) (“Jazz” or the “Company”) and Chimerix (Nasdaq: CMRX) (“Chimerix”), today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Jazz to acquire Chimerix for $8.55 per share in cash, representing a total consideration of approximately $935 million. The transaction has been approved by both companies and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.

By |2025-03-06T11:04:42-05:00March 6th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

PharmaEssentia Highlights Availability of BESREMi® (ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft) for Patients Affected by Pegasys® (peginterferon alfa-2a) Drug Shortage

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PharmaEssentia USA Corporation, a subsidiary of PharmaEssentia Corporation (TWSE: 6446), a global biopharmaceutical innovator based in Taiwan leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver new biologics in hematology and oncology, today announced that the latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines (Version 1.2025, January 21, 2025) now highlight the substitution of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft (BESREMi®) for treating polycythemia vera (PV) in the event that peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys®) is unavailable.

By |2025-03-06T10:59:19-05:00March 6th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

SpringWorks Therapeutics Announces FDA Approval of GOMEKLI™ (mirdametinib) for the Treatment of Adult and Pediatric Patients with NF1-PN

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWTX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on severe rare diseases and cancer, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GOMEKLI™ (mirdametinib), SpringWorks’ MEK inhibitor, for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas (PN) not amenable to complete resection.1

By |2025-02-12T09:24:45-05:00February 12th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves FoundationOne®CDx as a Companion Diagnostic for OJEMDA™ (tovorafenib) to Treat the Most Common Form of Childhood Brain Tumor in Pediatric Patients

BOSTON, January 17, 2025 - Foundation Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FoundationOne®CDx to be used as a companion diagnostic for Day One Biopharmaceuticals’ OJEMDA, a type II RAF inhibitor, for the treatment of patients six months of age and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma (pLGG) harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation.

By |2025-01-22T07:03:42-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

COCOON study meets primary endpoint demonstrating statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in dermatologic reactions with easy-to-use prophylactic regimen for patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC

The first interim analysis of the Phase 2 COCOON study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating that an easy-to-use and readily available regimen significantly reduced the frequency of moderate-to-severe skin and nail side effects (Grade 2 or higher) and severity of skin-related side effects compared to standard dermatological management in patients receiving first-line treatment with RYBREVANT® (amivantamab-vmjw) and LAZCLUZE™ (lazertinib).

By |2025-01-22T07:02:03-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments

New Drug Application initiated with U.S. FDA for TAR-200, the first and only intravesical drug releasing system for patients with BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

RARITAN, N.J., January 15, 2025 – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced it has initiated the submission of an original New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for TAR-200 for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without papillary tumors.

By |2025-01-16T14:39:43-05:00January 16th, 2025|Oncology Industry News|0 Comments