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Vimseltinib is approved by the USFDA for symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor

On February 14, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration sanctioned vimseltinib (Romvimza, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC), a kinase inhibitor, for adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cel...

Brentuximab vedotin with lenalidomide and rituximab is approved by the USFDA for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma

On February 11, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris, Seagen Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer) in conjunction with lenalidomide and a rituximab produc...

Mirdametinib is approved by the USFDA for adult and pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 who have symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas not amenable to complete resection

On February 11, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration sanctioned mirdametinib (Gomekli, SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.), a kinase inhibitor, for adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older di...

Treosulfan with fludarabine is approved by the USFDA as a preparative regimen for alloHSCT in adult and pediatric patients with AML or MDS

On January 21, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration sanctioned treosulfan (Grafapex, medac GmbH), an alkylating agent, in conjunction with fludarabine as a preparative regimen for allogeneic hematop...

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki is approved by the USFDA for unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-low or HER2-ultralow breast cancer

On January 27, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration sanctioned fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.) for unresectable or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-low...

Sotorasib with panitumumab is approved by the USFDA for KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer

On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration sanctioned the use of sotorasib (Lumakras, Amgen Inc.) in conjunction with panitumumab (Vectibix, Amgen Inc.) for adult patients diagnosed with KR...

Limkato: Korea’s first CAR T Cell therapy

CAR T Cell therapy in KoreaCAR T cell therapy is an advanced cancer treatment that has gained significant momentum in South Korea. It involves genetically modifying a patient’s T cells to recognize ...

Companies in Korea takes a step closer in developing home grown CAR T-Cell therapy

May 2023: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an innovative development in the field of individualized cancer therapy. The patient's own T-cells are genetically modified during the manu...

Retifanlimab-dlwr is approved by FDA for metastatic or recurrent locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma

April 2023: Retifanlimab-dlwr (Zynyz, Incyte Corporation) received fast approval from the Food and Drug Administration to treat adult patients with metastatic or recurrent locally advanced Merkel cel...

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