Novel Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Shows Significant Efficacy
December 19th 2023Moderna previously filed marketing authorization submissions for mRNA-1345 for the prevention of RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease and acute respiratory disease in adults aged 60 years and older.
FDA Approves Padcev Plus Keytruda for Urothelial Cancer
December 15th 2023The FDA previously granted the application for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) with priority review and breakthrough designation for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.
FDA Approves HIF-2α Inhibitor for Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
December 15th 2023The FDA based the approval Merck’s Welireg (belzutifan) on findings from the randomized, open-label, Phase III LITESPARK-005 trial, which compared Welireg to Afinitor for the treatment of advanced RCC that has progressed after prior treatment with PD-1/L1 and VEGF-TKI therapies.
FDA Approves Treatment to Lower Relapse in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
December 14th 2023Eflornithine (Iwilfin) is indicated to lower the risk of relapse in adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who showed at least a partial response to previous multi-agent and multimodality treatment that included an anti-GD2 immunotherapy.