Regulatory

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced Friday its decision to withdraw from the U.S. market the indication for its immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab) as monotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients previously treated with sorafenib.
A recent report suggests that cross-contamination is not all that uncommon of an issue, and maybe inevitable.
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FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently granted Breakthrough Device Designation to two medical device companies, with California-based healthcare tech company Endologix leading the mix.
Biogen’s Aduhelm was approved on June 7, 2021, for Alzheimer’s patients, and the controversy continues to grow.
Notably, Koselugo was studied in pediatric populations first, a reversal of the typical development path taken by the majority of drugs.
FDA
On Friday, the agency approved belumosudil as a new treatment option for anyone over 12 with cGVHD after two prior lines of therapy have failed.
There are two PDUFA dates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s calendar for this week. Here’s a look.
Approximately 100 preliminary reports of GBS have been identified out of 12.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FDA
Acting commissioner of the U.S. FDA asked the independent Office of the Inspector General to investigate how the FDA and representatives of Biogen interacted prior to the FDA’s approval of the company’s Aduhelm (aducanumab) for Alzheimer’s disease.
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