Keeping Track: US FDA Approves Koselugo, Bestows BTDs On Bavencio, Sotatercept
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The latest drug development news and highlights from the Pink Sheet US FDA Performance Tracker.
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Pfizer Oncology Pipeline Shows Pivot To Targeted Therapies
Pfizer was heavily invested in immuno-oncology combinations five years ago, but following setbacks, the pipeline has shifted considerably, shaped partly by the acquisition of Array.
Bavencio’s Survival Benefit Confirmed In Front-Line Maintenance Therapy For Advanced Urothelial Cancer
Further details of Merck KGaA/Pfizer-funded JAVELIN Bladder 100 study presented at this year’s ASCO confirm avelumab’s survival benefit when used as front-line maintenance therapy in patients with advanced urothelial cancer that has not progressed following initial chemotherapy.