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Polivy is approved for front-line DLBCL as part of a combination regimen including Rituxan, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone.
Roche, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Merck and Affimed presented new data in liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma and lymphoma.
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The FDA is expected to make decisions on Emergent BioSolutions’ sNDA for OTC Narcan and Roche’s Polivy in frontline DLBCL.
An independent panel of advisers voted to approve Genentech’s Polivy after internal FDA staff raised concerns regarding the efficacy and risk-benefit profile as a first-line treatment for large B-cell lymphoma.
The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will meet March 9 to discuss Roche’s sBLA for Polivy in first-line DLBCL, while Acadia awaits potential approval of the first therapy for Rett Syndrome.
Phase III data showed the combination of Roche’s Tecentriq and Exelixis’ Cabometyx fell short of its primary endpoint in renal cell carcinoma.
Amid mounting pressure from investors and shareholders, Bayer’s supervisory board unanimously appointed outsider Bill Anderson as its new CEO.
Data from a Phase III study show Genentech’s crovalimab is non-inferior to AstraZeneca’s Soliris, the current standard of care in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).
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