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New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it h...
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 – Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers. That's the takeaway from a new study by the...
Biotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the...
Additional Cervical Cancer Screening May Be Linked to Preterm Delivery
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – Additional recommended cervical cancer screenings before birth may be tied to an increased risk for preterm delivery (PTD), according to a study published online July 21 in...
FDA Approves Vegzelma (bevacizumab-adcd), a Biosimilar to Avastin
Vegzelma is Celltrion’s third oncology biosimilar to receive approval from the U.S. FDA Vegzelma offers U.S. patients living with multiple types of cancer a new, safe, and effective treatment option ...
FDA Approves Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly), a Biosimilar to Avastin
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 13, 2022 --Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
FDA Approves Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Plus Chemotherapy, With or Without Bevacizumab, as Treatment for Patients With Persistent, Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (CPS ≥1)
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) October 13, 2021 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv) in Previously Treated Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
BOTHELL, Wash. & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE) September 20, 2021-- Seagen Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) and Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
FDA Approves Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a Biosimilar to Avastin
Friday, June 28, 2019 - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has approved Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr), a biosimilar to...
FDA Approves Expanded Use of Gardasil 9 to Include Individuals 27 Through 45 Years Old
October 5, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a supplemental application for Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) expanding the approved use...
FDA Approves Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Previously Treated Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 12, 2018 --Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
FDA Approves Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb), a Biosimilar to Avastin
September 14, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) as a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of multiple types of cancer. Mvasi is...
FDA Approves Expanded Age Indication for Gardasil 9 in Males
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) December 15, 2015 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved...
FDA Approves Gardasil 9 for Prevention of Certain Cancers Caused by Five Additional Types of HPV
December 10, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) for the prevention of certain diseases caused by nine types...
FDA Approves Avastin for Metastatic Cervical Cancer
August 14, 2014 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with persistent, recurrent or late-stage (metastatic) cervical cancer. ...
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