FDA Grants Fast Track, Breakthrough Designations to CG Oncology Inc’s Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec
January 4th 2024Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec (CG0070) is currently being evaluated for the treatment of patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 tumors.
FDA Fast Tracks Candel Therapeutics' Novel Treatment for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
January 3rd 2024Study results show an estimated 71.4% survival rate after both 24 and 36 months with aglatimagene besadenovec (CAN-2409) in combination with valacyclovir for the treatment of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with 16.7% in the control group.
GSK's Jemperli Plus Zejula Produces Significant Survival Improvement in Endometrial Cancer
December 18th 2023Jemperli plus standard-of-care chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by Jemperli plus Zejula as maintenance therapy produced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit in progression-free survival in patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.
FDA Approves Padcev/Keytruda Combo for Locally Advanced, Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
December 15th 2023In clinical trials, Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) plus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) produced a statistically significant improvement in survival compared to platinum-based chemotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.
CDC Raises Urgent Alert for Low Vaccination Coverage for COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
December 15th 2023CDC data show hospitalizations among all age groups spiked by 200% for influenza, 51% for COVID-19, and 60% for respiratory syncytial virus over the past four weeks, emphasizing the need for improved outreach efforts among at-risk populations.