January 28, 2016 – Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a disease in which cancer cells form in the soft tissues of the body, including the muscles, tendons, fat, blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves and tissues around joints. Liposarcoma is a specific …

Eribulin Mesylate (Halaven): First drug to show survival benefit in unresectable or metastatic liposarcoma Read more »

January 20, 2016 – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved Ofatumumab (Arzerra)  Injection for extended treatment of patients who are in complete or partial response after at least two lines of therapy for recurrent or progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Ofatumumab, also …

Ofatumumab (Arzerra) approved for recurrent or progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) Read more »

November 06, 2015 – Just about the same time at the End of October 2015, the American Drug and Food Administration (FDA) has approved, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended for approval Talimogene Laherparepvec (Imlygic), a first-in-class advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) derived from a …

Imlygic, a first-of-its-kind oncolytic immunotherapy for the treatment of melanoma Read more »

Immune Checkpoint Regulation: The role of the PD-1/PDL1 pathway.

October 11, 2015 – In recent months, Nivolumab (Opdivo), a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody which targets the PD-1 receptor, had been approved first for the treatment of unresectable  or advanced (metastatic) melanoma and secondly for the treatment of advanced (metastatic) squamous non-small cell …

Nivolumab (Opdivo) demonstrates survival benefit in squamous and non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Read more »

Binge-Eating Disorder: No Fun.

January 30, 2015 – We just learned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved uses of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) to treat binge-eating disorder in adults. The drug is the first FDA-approved medication to treat this condition. In binge-eating …

FDA expands uses of Vyvanse (Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate) to treat Binge-Eating Disorder Read more »