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Merck’s Keytruda has become one of the best-selling drugs in the world. Last year, it generated more than $7 billion in revenue for Merck and that is only predicted to grow, particularly as the drug wins approval for new indications.
Today it was announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ prefilled syringes for Eylea.
Waylivra was rejected by the FDA last year but gained approval in Europe in May. The publication of final Phase III data in the New England Journal of Medicine could support a potential bid for regulatory approval in the U.S.
The approval is for only “select” patients where surgery isn’t an option. It also comes with a Boxed Warning for liver toxicity, which has been a problem in several clinical trials with the drug.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Bayer’s Nubeqa (darolutamide) for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the anti-PD-1 therapy as a monotherapy for patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus whose tumors express PD-L1 with disease progression after one or more previous lines of systemic therapy.
It is the first and only nasally-dosed glucagon, which is indicated for diabetic patients undergoing a severe drop in blood sugar. Previously it was only administered by a complicated injection system.
It is approved for adults with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis.
Despite the approval, Samsung Bioepis’ Hadlima will not be available in the U.S. until 2023, due to licensing deals with AbbVie, the maker of Humira.
For LENVIMA plus KEYTRUDA Combination Treatment as Potential First-Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Not Amenable to Locoregional Treatment
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