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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

  • April 12, 2023 2:32 PM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    FDA has granted PADCEV® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) accelerated approval in the U.S. as a combination therapy for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) who are not eligible to receive cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication is contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in the EV-302 confirmatory trial. Read More

    View full prescribing information for Padcev and Keytruda

  • March 24, 2023 9:53 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    FDA granted accelerated approval to retifanlimab-dlwr (Zynyz, Incyte Corporation) for adult patients with metastatic or recurrent locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).  Read More.  View full prescribing information for Zynyz.


  • March 20, 2023 9:50 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Food and Drug Administration approved dabrafenib (Tafinlar, Novartis) with trametinib (Mekinist, Novartis) for pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with low-grade glioma (LGG) with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy. The FDA also approved new oral formulations of both drugs suitable for patients who cannot swallow pills. This represents the first FDA approval of a systemic therapy for the first-line treatment of pediatric patients with LGG with a BRAF V600E mutation. View full prescribing information for Tafinlar and MekinistRead More


  • March 06, 2023 9:47 AM | Katy Monaco (Administrator)

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved abemaciclib (Verzenio, Eli Lilly and Company) with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, node-positive, early breast cancer at high risk of recurrence. Read More.

  • 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.


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