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The US biosimilar market: Predictions for 2021

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There is also current legislation in Congress (HR 8190) that aims to open the door to interchangeability within the biosimilar market – specifically starting with insulin products. If passed, HR 8190 would allow insulin biosimilar products to receive automatic interchangeability upon FDA approval.

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Pembrolizumab by Merck for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma): Likelihood of Approval

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Keytruda is also indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in adults who have received prior platinum-containing chemotherapy, as well as adults who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Trodelvy has been Approved for ER+/HER2- Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

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HR+/HER2- breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer, with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimating 287,850 new cases of female breast cancer in 2022 alone. What does this Approval Mean for Breast Cancer Patients? months in HR+/HER2- Patients The average five-year rate of survival is 30 percent in HR+/HER2- patients.

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. The Verquvo label contains a boxed warning that indicates that Verquvo should not be administered to pregnant females because it may cause fetal harm. Related Articles: Verquvo (vericiguat) FDA Approval History. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS

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First Anti-PD-1 in Combination With Chemotherapy Approved for the First-Line Treatment of Esophageal and GEJ Carcinoma, Regardless of Histology or PD-L1 Expression

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The approval is based on results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 trial, which demonstrated significant improvements in overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) for KEYTRUDA plus fluorouracil (FU) and cisplatin versus FU and cisplatin alone, regardless of histology or PD-L1 expression status.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Opdivo® (nivolumab) for the.

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1 Opdivo reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 30% compared to placebo (Hazard Ratio [HR] 0.70, 95% CI: 0.57 n=142) for placebo; Opdivo reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 45% (HR 0.55, 95% CI: 0.39 months [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 16.5 months [95% CI: 8.3 to 13.9]). to 0.86; P =0.0008).

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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Comirnaty was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2021 for individuals over the age of 16. It contains the antiviral medications nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. In addition, the FDA approved Pfizer’s pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine, Prevnar 20, for the first time in June 2021.

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