Contact Us    |      Join    |

"The Voice of Oncology in Massachusetts"

Drugs

A carefully crafted resource to ensure that oncology professionals stay up-to-date with the most recent drug updates and FDA approvals. Here, you'll discover a collection of vital information, enabling you to make well-informed choices and provide advanced care to your patients. Keep up with the ever-changing world of oncology treatments with our extensive updates, guaranteeing that your practice stays at the forefront.

Latest Drug Updates

  • February 10, 2023 8:31 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved dostarlimab-gxly (Jemperli, GlaxoSmithKline LLC) for adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved test, that has progressed on or following a prior platinum-containing regimen in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation. Read More

  • February 06, 2023 1:22 PM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy, Gilead Sciences, Inc.) for patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative (IHC 0, IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer who have received endocrine-based therapy and at least two additional systemic therapies in the metastatic setting.  Read More

    View full prescribing information for Trodelvy.

  • January 30, 2023 10:27 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Lilly USA, LLC is pleased to announce that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jaypirca™ (pirtobrutinib), 50 mg and 100 mg tablets, on January 27, 2023, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy, including a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. 

    This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. For additional information, please see the press release here.

    Please click for Prescribing Information and Patient Information for Jaypirca.

  • January 20, 2023 2:49 PM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    FDA announce a new approval of TUKYSA® (tucatinib, Seagen Inc.) tablets, for oral use in combination with trastuzumab for the treatment of adult patients with RAS wild-type, HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed following treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy. Access the Full Prescribing Information for TUKYSA. Read More.

  • January 20, 2023 2:46 PM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    FDA) approved zanubrutinib (Brukinsa, BeiGene USA, Inc.) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Read More

    View full prescribing information for Brukinsa.

  • January 02, 2023 12:15 PM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    FDA approval of LUNSUMIO™ (mosunetuzumab-axgb) the first-in-class follicular lymphoma (FL) T-cell engaging bispecific antibody. LUNSUMIO, as a single agent, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s). Read More. 

    Please see the LUNSUMIO full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information, including BOXED Warning.

  • December 16, 2022 9:10 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    The FDA approved updated labeling for capecitabine tablets (Xeloda, Genentech, Inc.) under Project Renewal, an Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) initiative aimed at updating labeling information for certain older oncology drugs to ensure information is clinically meaningful and scientifically up to date. This is the first drug to receive a labeling update under this pilot program. Read More.

    Project Renewal is a collaborative program that leverages external oncology experts and early-career scientists to review existing published literature and gain first-hand experience in the selection, curation, and evaluation of evidence for independent FDA review. Project Renewal is intended to keep older, commonly prescribed oncology drugs’ labeling up to date, while providing transparency on FDA’s deliberative evaluation process and evidentiary standards, and improving awareness of drug labeling as an information resource for healthcare providers.

  • December 13, 2022 9:30 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for KRAZATI™ (adagrasib), a targeted treatment option for adult patients with KRASG12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have received at least one prior systemic therapy. Read More

  • December 12, 2022 8:24 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq, Genentech, Inc.) for adult and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with unresectable or metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS). Read more.

  • December 05, 2022 9:25 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved REZLIDHIA™ (olutasidenib) capsules for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test. REZLIDHIA is an oral, small molecule, inhibitor of mutated IDH1 designed to bind to and inhibit mIDH1 to reduce 2-hydroxyglutarate levels and restore normal cellular differentiation of myeloid cells. Read More. 


ADDRESS

860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, 02451

CONTACT US

tel: 781.434.7329

msco@mms.org

Massachusetts Society of Clinical Oncologists ©2024

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software