FDA Rejects Genentech’s Bid to Expand Use of Lymphoma Drug Columvi

Roche

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected its application to expand the use of its cancer drug Columvi® (glofitamab-gxbm). The FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA), effectively declining to approve Columvi in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

U.S. FDA Approves AbbVie’s MAVYRET® to Treat Acute Hepatitis C in Adults and Children with 96% Cure Rate

AbbVie

In an important milestone for the treatment of hepatitis C, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a label expansion of MAVYRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), its pangenotypic, oral, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. The new indication [Read More…]